Launch from USS George Washington [Image 2 of 2]

PACIFIC OCEAN

09.21.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Loni Lopez 

U.S. Navy           

Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during Valiant Shield 2014. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating an estimated 18,000 Navy, Air Force, Army and Marine Corps personnel, more than 200 aircraft and 19 surface ships, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U.S. interests and those of its allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Loni Mae Lopez/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.21.2014
• Date Posted: 09.23.2014 03:03
• Photo ID: 1561501
• VIRIN: 140921-N-ZK360-054
• Resolution: 3000x1993
• Size: 1.23 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN