An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carri...
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jun. 25, 2018) An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, providing a combat-re... More
Two plane captains clean an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the
PERSIAN GULF (Jun. 07, 2008) Two plane captains clean an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CV... More
Sailor sands a panel of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighti...
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 05, 2014) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Mark Carter, from La Pine, Ore., sands a panel of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadro...
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 16, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Car... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero T...
Philippine Sea (Dec. 01, 2006) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) is launched from the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk, operating out of Fleet A... More
Sailors aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) gets an F/A-18F Super Hornet .
Pacific Ocean (Sep. 12, 2006) Sailors aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) gets an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) into position for launch during a squadron fly-off. Th... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter S...
ARABIAN SEA (May. 31, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 launches from catapult three aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise a... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 22, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is retu... More
Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Raffy Padrigo, left, cleans a pane...
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 03, 2013) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Raffy Padrigo, left, cleans a panel on an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighte...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 13, 2013) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reaga... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 04, 2008) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 flies above the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is returning to the United States for deco... More
F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to the
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 14, 2018) F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, prepare to launch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). ... More
Lt. j.g. Leslie Mintz, from Pittsburgh, Pa., prepares for a training ...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 12, 2003) Lt. j.g. Leslie Mintz, from Pittsburgh, Pa., prepares for a training mission in an F/A-18F Super Hornet. Lt. j.g. Mintz is assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadro... More
Sailors ready an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Mighty Shrikes o...
ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 09, 2017) Sailors ready an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 94 for takeoff on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore R... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the
ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 04, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 prepares to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship is dep... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 03, 2007) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as the Ticonderoga-cl... More
Final checkers leap in the air to inspect the aileron of an F/A-18F Su...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 07, 2003) Final checkers from the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) leap in the air to inspect the aileron of an F/A-18F Super Hornet prior to launching from t... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck aboard the conve...
Pacific Ocean (May. 27, 2005) An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) launches from the flight deck aboard the conventionally-powered aircraft ca... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadr...
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 31, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower ... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter S...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 11, 2014) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway cond... More
PACIFIC OCEAN (May 8, 2009) Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Johnny...
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 08, 2009) Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Johnny Rogers, from Fort Walton, Fla., inspects the fan module of an F414-GE-400 engine from an F/A-18F Super Hornet for internal damage before ... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Sq...
GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 23, 2013) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Tr... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 15, 2009) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis ... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Strike Fighter...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The Ente... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter...
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 19, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 performs high-power maneuvers during an air power demonstration la... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 27, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 prepares to launch off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway cond... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Mighty Shrikes" of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 94 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roo... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Black Knights of Strike Fight...
PERSIAN GULF (Jun. 30, 2007) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, goes to afterburner prior to launching from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft c... More
Aircrew Survival Equipment Airman Joshua Matthews, assigned to the Bla...
NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 07, 2009) Aircrew Survival Equipment Airman Joshua Matthews, assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, initiates starting procedures for an F/A-18F Super Hornet abo... More
An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the USS...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 11, 2003) An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as an F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to launch. Stennis is at sea conducting trainin... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Blacklions of Strike Fighter S...
ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 11, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 7... More
Lt. j.g. William Fletcher, left, and Lt. Ian Higgins, assigned to the ...
GULF OF OMAN (Mar. 19, 2014) Lt. j.g. William Fletcher, left, and Lt. Ian Higgins, assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, walk to an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircra... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks, of Strike Fighte...
Pacific Ocean (May. 27, 2006) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks, of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA 102) launches off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The F/A-18F is an al... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fight...
ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 09, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN... More
Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Heather Wonders and Aviation Struct...
ARABIAN GULF (Jul. 09, 2015) Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Heather Wonders and Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Adrianne Decker conduct daily checks on a F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Red Rippers... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighte...
GULF OF OMAN (Jun. 20, 2013) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is... More
Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Christopher Cummins washes an F/A-...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 29, 2008) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Christopher Cummins washes an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadro...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 18, 2013) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bus... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Four ...
Indian Ocean (Oct. 15, 2005) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four (VFA-41), prepares for launch on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrie... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter S...
GULF OF OMAN (Mar. 19, 2014) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during Harry... More
An SH-60H Sea Hawk hovers over an F/A-18F Super Hornet as it approache...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2009) An SH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5 hovers over an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squ... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the
Pacific Ocean (Mar. 30, 2008) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 performs a high-speed pass over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lin... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fight...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 13, 2013) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reaga... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadr...
FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 03, 2007) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, makes a sharp turn above the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-p... More
Cmdr. Kevin Robb, left, commanding officer of the
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 03, 2017) Cmdr. Kevin Robb, left, commanding officer of the"Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, and United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group commander Commodore Andrew Betton await... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Death Rattlers of Strike Fight...
Pacific Ocean (Jun. 23, 2006) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Death Rattlers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VFA-154) makes an arresting landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircra... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Troyphilip Obuga performs...
GULF OF ADEN (Jul. 27, 2011) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Troyphilip Obuga, from Morgantown, W. Va., performs final checks on an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Figh... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Dowell stands the center deck operator w...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2016) Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Dowell stands the center deck operator watch as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 "Bounty Hunters" launches from the aircra... More
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reaga...
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 29, 2016) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) direct an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 b... More
Sailors push an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsme...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 03, 2017) Sailors push an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CV... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fight...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 18, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 prepares to move as another jet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CV... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fight...
RED SEA (Sep. 04, 2013) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 prepares to launch off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz ... More
Lt. Robert Hills gives the signal to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet fr...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 05, 2014) Lt. Robert Hills gives the signal to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Theo... More
USS John C. Stennis - Super Hornet Landing
(Jan. 18, 1997) The U.S. Navy's newest Strike Fighter, the F/A-18F Super Hornet, makes a final approach to the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)... More
installing the data storage unit into the Shared Reconnaissance Pod
At sea aboard USS Nimitz Photographers Mate Airman Brian Evaul of Banner Elk, N.C., and Photographers Mate Airman James Broody of Atlanta, Ga., install the data storage unit into the Shared Reconnaissance Pod (... More
cleaning the canopy of an F/A-18F
At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln Airman Thomas Taylor from Washington, D.C., cleans the canopy of an F/A-18F Super Hornet as part of his pre-flight maintenance preparations. The Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fo... More
Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP), installed on the bottom of an F/A-1...
At sea aboard USS Nimitz A Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP), installed on the bottom of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron Four One (VFA-41), moves towards one of fou... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the
ATLANTIC OCEAN An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman... More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Myles Cullen, assigned to Combat Camera, photogra...
7th Fleet area of responsibility Air Force Staff Sgt. Myles Cullen, assigned to Combat Camera, photographs an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) ... More
Republic of Korea Army Gen. Il-Soon Shin, Deputy Commander, Combined F...
7th Fleet Area of Responsibility Republic of Korea Army Gen. Il-Soon Shin, Deputy Commander, Combined Forces Command Korea, discuses the F/A-18F Super Hornet with Cmdr. Michael Vizcarra, Commanding Officer, Str... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the 'Black Aces' of Strike Fighte...
The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 04, 2003) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the 'Black Aces' of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41), prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the �Black Aces� of Strike Fighter...
Arabian Gulf (Apr. 19, 2003) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron Four One (VFA-41) prepares to launch from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck of USS ... More
An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the
United States (May. 31, 2003) An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2), heads back to its home base, Naval Air Station Oceana, Va., after a successful seven month deployme... More
An F-14D Tomcat, far aircraft, assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Fight...
United States - (May. 31, 2003) An F-14D Tomcat, far aircraft, assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2), heads back to their home base of Naval Air Station Oceana after a successful seven... More
Final checkers jump to check the wing of a F/A-18F.
Arabian Gulf (Jun. 28, 2003) Final Checkers assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron Four One (VFA-41), jump to check the upper-surface of a wing as an F/A-18F Super Hornet readies for launch aboar... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches off from one of four steam powered ca...
The Arabian Gulf (Jul. 01, 2003) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron Forty One (VFA-41) launches off from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard ... More
British Royal Navy Commodore, Richard Leaman, receives a familiarizati...
Central Command Area of Responsibility (Jul. 28, 2003) British Royal Navy Commodore, Richard Leaman, receives a familiarization brief while seated in the cockpit of a F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black ... More
A plane captain signals to the aircrew of an F/A-18F Super Hornet th...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 04, 2003) A plane captain signals to the aircrew of an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) that the aircraft is ready to fly, prior... More
Flight deck personnel stand by to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 07, 2003) Flight deck personnel stand by to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) on the flight deck of USS John C. ... More
A F/A-18F Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of USS John C. St...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 07, 2003) A F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) launches off the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a schedu... More
Silhouetted by a setting sun, the aircrew of an F/A-18F Super Hornet a...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 12, 2003) Silhouetted by a setting sun, the aircrew of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) conduct pre-flight checks befo... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 14, 2003) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) prepares to launch from the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74). ... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate signals to the pilot of a F/A-18F Super Horn...
Pacific Ocean (Sep. 23, 2003) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate signals to the pilot of a F/A-18F Super Hornet to go to full power prior to launch from the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is co... More
A squadron crewmember helps strap Photographer�s Mate 1st Class Edward...
Western Pacific Ocean (Oct. 20, 2003) A squadron crewmember helps strap Photographers Mate 1st Class Edward Berard, from Lompoc, Calif., into an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet catches the Number three arresting wire becomi...
Pacific Ocean (Feb. 19, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) catches the Number three arresting wire becoming the first Super Hornet to la... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighte...
Pacific Ocean (Jul. 20, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) prepares to launch off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), during fli... More
A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fight...
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (Jul. 21, 2004) A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Four One (VFA-41) home based at NAS Lemoore, Calif., is refueled by a KC-135R S... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet refuels during a training mission exercise Coo...
Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska (Jul. 21, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet refuels during a training mission exercise Cooperative Cope Thunder at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Cope Thunder is the largest multilat... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the �Diamondbacks� from Strike Fig...
Pacific Ocean (Jul. 28, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks from Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) prepares to launch off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Kitty... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero ...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 01, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) has its arresting gear down prior to landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS ... More
Airman Rigoberto Vargas from Miami, Fl. cleans an engine door on an F/...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 05, 2004) Airman Rigoberto Vargas from Miami, Fl. cleans an engine door on an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is ... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, prepares for an arrested landing on the flig...
Pacific Ocean (Aug. 14, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), prepares for an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard the convention... More
An F-14B Tomcat flies over Iraq during a combat mission.
Iraqi Air Space (Aug. 14, 2004) An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) flies over Iraq during a combat mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). VF... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero T...
Pacific Ocean (Sep. 04, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), hurtles down the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (C... More
Airman Lincoln Daley removes a panel to facilitate an acceptance insp...
Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. (Sep. 22, 2004) Airman Lincoln Daley removes a panel to facilitate an acceptance inspection of a new F/A-18F Super Hornet ready for assignment to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet flies an aerial demonstration.
Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. (Sep. 25, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Two Two (VFA-122), flies an aerial demonstration in front of the crowd at the... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet performs a high-g maneuver causing vapor to fo...
Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. (Sep. 25, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Two Two (VFA-122), performs a high-g maneuver causing vapor to form at the 20... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet conducts a high-speed pass.
Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. (Sep. 25, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Two Two (VFA-122), conducts a high-speed pass in front of the crowd at the 20... More
An Aviation Boatswain's Mate directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Pacific Ocean (Nov. 01, 2004) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2) to another director during flight operations ab... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet and an F/A-18C Hornet conducts in-flight refu...
Pacific Ocean (Nov. 01, 2004) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2), right, and an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Marauders of Strike Fighter Squadron Eig... More
A Sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cleans the canopy of an F...
Pacific Ocean (Dec. 18, 2004) A Sailor aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cleans the canopy of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2), early in the mornin... More
Aviation Electricians Mate 3rd Class Charles R. Nunn, assigned to the ...
Korat, Thailand (Jan. 27, 2005) Aviation Electricians Mate 3rd Class Charles R. Nunn, assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2), performs maintenance on an F/A-18F main landing gea... More
Commanding Officer, VFA-122, Capt. David Emich, left, and Executive Of...
Lemoore, Calif. (Mar. 08, 2005) Commanding Officer, VFA-122, Capt. David Emich, left, and Executive Officer, Cmdr. Michael Donnelly, walk to their F/A-18F Super Hornet to conduct pre-flight checks prior to a fl... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-cla...
Atlantic Ocean (Mar. 09, 2005) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron Eleven (VFA-11), launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roo... More
Four F/A-18F Super Hornets fly over USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and her escort...
Pacific Ocean (Mar. 14, 2005) Four F/A-18F Super Hornets fly over USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and her escorts while underway off the coast of southern California. Nimitz and Carrier Strike Group Eleven (CSG-11) are cur... More
F/A-18F Super Hornets drop Payload Delivery Unit Five (PDU-5) bombs fi...
Pacific Ocean (Mar. 18, 2005) F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron Four One (VFA-41), drop Payload Delivery Unit Five (PDU-5) bombs filled with leaflets approximately 1... More
Aviation Machinist's Mates 2nd Class Luke Torchia, Casey Bessette and ...
Persian Gulf (Apr. 12, 2005) Aviation Machinist's Mates 2nd Class Luke Torchia, Casey Bessette and Aviation Machinist's Mates 3rd Class Mario Castillo prepare to close an engine bay door after a routine inspect... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet and a Korean War-vintage FG-1D Corsair fly in ...
Hampton, Va. (May. 14, 2005) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VFA-103), and a Korean War-vintage FG-1D Corsair fly in formation during the Navy ... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet a Korean War-vintage FG-1D Corsair fly in form...
Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (May. 22, 2005) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VFA-103), flown by aircrew assigned to the "Gladiators" of Strike F... More
Plane Captain, Airman Apprentice Esther Araiza from Long Beach, Calif....
Lemoore, Calif. (May. 25, 2005) Plane Captain, Airman Apprentice Esther Araiza from Long Beach, Calif., prepares an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two (VFA-2) ... More