Aviation Ordnancemen load a MK 122/ BLU-117 aircraft bomb onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, prior to an air power demonstration over the Gulf of America launched from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), June 10, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in support of Department of War-directed operations, and the president's priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, deter malign actors and protect the homeland through continuous presence. Nimitz-class aircraft carriers are the pinnacle of mobile naval air power projection and forward operational presence. No other weapons system possesses the responsiveness, endurance, multi-dimensional might, inherent battlespace awareness, and command and control capabilities of a carrier strike group and its embarked air wing. (U.S. Navy photo / Released)
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.11.2026 18:16 |
| Photo ID: | 9744389 |
| VIRIN: | 260610-N-JG278-1018 |
| Resolution: | 1500x1000 |
| Size: | 414.36 KB |
| Location: | U.S. 4TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
| Web Views: | 52 |
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