Courtesy Photo | U.S. Navy | 02.23.2011
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 22) prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo by: Seaman Rosa A. Arzola)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy | U.S. Navy | 07.07.2009
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron 22 prepares to launch off of catapult three aboard aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan has four steam powered catapults and can launch four aircraft within 30 seconds. Ronald Reagan is currently deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Ray | U.S. Navy | 07.06.2009
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron 22 is prepared for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan relieved USS Dwight D. Eisenhower as Commander, Task Force 50 July 6, and launched its first sorties to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Ray | U.S. Navy | 07.06.2009
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron 22 approaches for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan relieved USS Dwight D. Eisenhower as Commander, Task Force 50 July 6, and launched its first sorties to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom....
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Buliavac | U.S. Navy | 12.02.2007
The aircrew of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, wait to launch from Catapult 3 during night flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is currently underway conducting a tailored ship's training assessment....
