US Navy 081017-N-9900B-010 An F-A-18 Hornet strike fighter assigned to the

INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 17, 2008) An F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are underway on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Remus Borisov/Released)