Marines prepare a jet.. Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 07, 2012) Marines assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enter... More
A jet launches from the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln.
ARABIAN SEA (May. 24, 2012) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).... More
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) remove snow fr...
BREMERTON, Wash. (Jan. 20, 2012) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) remove snow from the ship's flight deck. More than four inches of snow blanketed Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., a... More
Sailors prepare an EA-6B Prowler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadro...
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 05, 2012) Sailors prepare an EA-6B Prowler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134, for launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl ... More
Air Boatswain Lt. Alexey Diaz briefs Sailors before a firefighting dri...
ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 31, 2012) Air Boatswain Lt. Alexey Diaz briefs Sailors before a firefighting drill on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier... More
Sailors organize cargo hooks. (CVN-74)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 13, 2012) Sailors organize cargo hooks while an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 delivers supplies on the flight deck of the Nimitz-... More
Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon, center, commander of Carrier Strike Group...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 30, 2012) Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon, center, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, observes flight operations with Lt. Andrew Beard, a Flag Aide, left, and Lt. Cmdr. Jeffrey Clark, an a... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mayra Sanchez signals ...
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 29, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mayra Sanchez signals for the forward movement of an aircraft on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier... More
A Sailor directs aircraft aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 20, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class William Duskin directs an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 onto a catapult aboard USS Dw... More
An aviation boatswain's mate (handling) directs an aircraft onto a cat...
ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 09, 2012) An aviation boatswain's mate (handling) directs an aircraft onto a catapult on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed... More
A jet launches from the flight deck aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 13, 2012) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Puking Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)143 launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (C... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Jamie St. Rose signals...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 10, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Jamie St. Rose signals for Sailors to set up the barricade during flight deck drills aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Jo... More
Sailors take photos from the flight deck as the Nimitz-class aircraft ...
BASS STRAIT (May. 03, 2012) Sailors take photos from the flight deck as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) passes islands at the southern tip of Australia while transiting the Bass Strai... More
USS John C. Stennis - Quade (CVN-74)
ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 07, 2012) Quade "Quake" Milum a member of the Harlem Globetrotters, dunks the ball during warm-ups before an exhibition game on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Michael Costales, from Ne...
NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. (Apr. 27, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Michael Costales, from New York, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Brendan Fagan, from San Franc... More
A Navy Officer briefs Sailors prior to flight deck fire fighting drill...
BREMERTON, Wash. (Jun. 24, 2012) Ensign Mark Rodriguez briefs Sailors prior to flight deck fire fighting drills on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). (U.S. Navy p... More
Aviation ordnancemen assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squa...
ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 30, 2012) Aviation ordnancemen assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 remove ordnance from an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier US... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadro...
ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 18, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72... More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea ...
SINGAPORE STRAITS (Jan. 31, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. St... More
A plane captain cleans the canopy of a jet.
ARABIAN SEA (May. 24, 2012) A plane captain cleans the canopy of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS A... More
Landing signal officers watch an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airb...
ARABIAN GULF (May. 19, 2012) Landing signal officers watch an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).... More
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helico...
ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 02, 2012) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 prepares to drop off cargo on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft car... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Earl Hendricks holds u...
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 07, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Earl Hendricks holds up the number of his division's life raft as Sailors muster on the flight deck during an abandon ship drill aboa... More
Sailors participate in a 5-kilometer fun run on the flight deck of the...
GULF OF OMAN (Feb. 15, 2012) Sailors participate in a 5-kilometer fun run on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet ... More
Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenho...
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 10, 2012) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) use a forklift to spray water onto the carrier vessel crash crane during ... More
A jet lands on the flight deck.
ARABIAN SEA (Jul. 24, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 lands on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower is de... More
F/A-18 Super Hornets sit on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier US...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2012) F/A-18 Super Hornets sit on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is completing its final scheduled deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet ... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Dwayne Foster signals a...
INDIAN OCEAN (Apr. 11, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Dwayne Foster signals as an Indian navy HAL Chetak (Alouette III) helicopter launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class air... More
An aircraft lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carr...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 02, 2012) An aircraft lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the Brazilian navy frigate BNS Independencia (F 44) sails alongside.... More
An aviation boatswain's mate stands by as an F/A-18E Super Hornet assi...
ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 20, 2012) An aviation boatswain's mate stands by as an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abra... More
Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Alfredo Cordero signals to the pilot ...
ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 18, 2012) Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Alfredo Cordero signals to the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 on the flight deck of t... More
Sailors join friends and family members on the ship's flight deck.
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 06, 2012) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) join friends and family members on the ship's flight deck to watch MH-60S Seahawk helicopters as... More
Sailors simulate firefighting procedures during an aircraft fire drill...
PHILIPPINE SEA (Jul. 21, 2012) Sailors from the air department aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) simulate firefighting procedures during an aircraft fire drill on the flight deck. Georg... More
A shooter launches an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of M...
ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 29, 2012) A shooter launches an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 251 from a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). En... More
A helicopter lifts off the flight deck of USS Nimitz.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 17, 2012) An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 lifts off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as a tractor passes during fl... More
A Sailor points out a target during a live-fire exercise on the flight...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 07, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Christopher Crabtree, from Timberlake, N.C., points out a target to Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Christian Fulkerson, from Weedsport, N.Y., during ... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jarred Scifert directs ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 28, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jarred Scifert directs an aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Sten... More
A Sailor measures the diameter of a catapult shaft aboard USS Ronald R...
NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. (May. 02, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Frank Kelecich, from Springfield, Mo., measures the diameter of a catapult shaft aboard the aircraft carrier USS R... More
Chief Culinary Specialist Glicerio Ramos speaks with Sailors from the ...
CHENNAI, INDIA (Jul. 08, 2012) Chief Culinary Specialist Glicerio Ramos speaks with Sailors from the Indian navy as they tour the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) du... More
An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 10, 2012) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 lands on the flights deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Juantavius Bridges, from...
U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 31, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Juantavius Bridges, from Carrollton, Ga., clears the launching area as an EA-6B Prowler from the Wizards of Str... More
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 02, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during fli... More
A jet launches from the flight deck.
ARABIAN SEA (Jul. 10, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). L... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Tiffany Romero performs m...
ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 03, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Tiffany Romero and other Sailors assigned to the air department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) perform mai... More
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) perform regula...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 08, 2012) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) perform regular maintenance on the ship's flight deck firefighting system. Nimitz departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton March... More
An officer gives a tour of the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier...
SUEZ CANAL (Apr. 04, 2012) Lt. Gary Ramsey gives a tour of the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) to Egyptian Air Force pilots embarked as part of continuing military-to-military en... More
Sailors gather to watch an air power demonstration on the flight deck ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 02, 2012) Sailors gather to watch an air power demonstration on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is en route to the United States t... More
A jet prepares to trap the arresting wire on the flight deck of USS Ab...
ARABIAN SEA (Jun. 08, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 prepares to trap the arresting wire on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abra... More
Veterans and their family members ride an aircraft elevator.
NORFOLK (Nov. 30, 2012) Veterans and their family members ride an aircraft elevator to the flight deck for the final tour on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise was commi... More
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Sharpshooters of Marine Fighter Attack Trai...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 14, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Sharpshooters of Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (C... More
An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 07, 2012) An MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 lifts off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently underway conduc... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter...
ARABIAN SEA (Sep. 28, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisen... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Welsh directs an F...
ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 05, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Welsh directs an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 onto the bow catapults for launch on the flight deck... More
Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian Reynolds photographs Aviati...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 21, 2012) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian Reynolds photographs Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Shawn Bohn as he performs maintenance checks on a practice guided bomb on the flight de... More
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, ...
INDIAN OCEAN (May. 01, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22, flown by Cmdr. David Montgomery, assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17, and VFA-22's Commanding Officer Cmdr. Fernand... More
A Tiger cruise participant waits to man a hose team with Sailors.
PACIFIC OCEAN (May. 20, 2012) A Tiger cruise participant waits to man a hose team with Sailors assigned to the air department during a flight deck crash and salvage demonstration aboard the Nimitz-class aircraf... More
Sailors congratulate a Chief on the flight deck.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2012) Sailors congratulate Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Erik K. Liskey, the flight deck chief of V-1 division aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), on his last f... More
Final checkers signal for the launch of an aircraft from the flight de...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 05, 2012) Final checkers signal for the launch of an aircraft from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and... More
Lt. Ben Horn, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, speaks wit...
CHENNAI, INDIA (Apr. 08, 2012) Lt. Ben Horn, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, speaks with Sailors from the Indian navy as they tour the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl... More
Former Presidents George H.W. Bush, center, and George W. Bush, left, ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 10, 2012) Former Presidents George H.W. Bush, center, and George W. Bush, left, make their way across the flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The Navy's newest aircraft carrier Ge... More
A helicopter transports pallets to the flight deck.
ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 17, 2012) An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 5 transports pallets to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS... More
Shooters on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS D...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 01, 2012) Shooters on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) give the signal to launch an F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter ... More
Adm. Walter Carter, Jr., right, commander of the Enterprise Carrier St...
ARABIAN SEA (Aug. 06, 2012) Adm. Walter Carter, Jr., right, commander of the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group, gives a briefing to Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus in flight deck control ab... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jesse K. Hicks, right, ...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 07, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jesse K. Hicks, right, watches as Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Andres Sosa applies tape before painting the Belknap p... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Cody Ottmo, assigned to th...
ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 15, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Cody Ottmo, assigned to the Air Department's V-1 Division, signals as an F/A-18C Hornet prepares to launch on the flight deck aboard the N... More
A Sailor performs maintenance on the boat and aircraft crane on the fl...
BREMERTON, Wash. (Jun. 15, 2012) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Xavier Lynch performs maintenance on the boat and aircraft crane on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).... More
An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Tigertails of Carrier Airborne Early W...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 18, 2012) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Tigertails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 recovers on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (... More
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Rich Franklin speaks with...
ARABIAN GULF (Apr. 16, 2012) Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Rich Franklin speaks with Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Andrew Vernon on the flight deck while visiting aircraft carrier U... More
A jet launches from the flight deck of USS Nimitz.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 16, 2012) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations. Nimitz rec... More
A Sailor wipes down the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to ...
ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 25, 2012) A Sailor wipes down the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stenni... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Augustine directs ...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 03, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Augustine directs a fixed wing aircraft onto catapult three during night flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrie... More
A jet piolet awaits direction on the flight deck.
ARABIAN SEA (Jul. 09, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 awaits direction on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN ... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Francine Castellanos, from...
PHILIPPINE SEA (May. 27, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Francine Castellanos, from West Covina, Calif., directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet onto the catapult during flight operations aboard the f... 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
Air Boatswain Lt. j.g. Alexey Diaz trains Sailors in hot suits during ...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 20, 2012) Air Boatswain Lt. j.g. Alexey Diaz trains Sailors in hot suits during a flight deck firefighting drill aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson ... 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-18C Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 3...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 14, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underwa... 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
Sailors with the crash and salvage team aboard the aircraft carrier US...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 10, 2012) Sailors with the crash and salvage team aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) fight a simulated aircraft fire on the flight deck. Dwight D. Eisenhower is u... More
Stretcher bearers assigned to the Air Department's V-4 Division evacua...
INDIAN OCEAN (Apr. 20, 2012) Stretcher bearers assigned to the Air Department's V-4 Division evacuate a simulated casualty during aircraft firefighting drills on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft... More
Sailors scrub down the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln.
ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 30, 2012) Sailors scrub down the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conduct... More
Sailors Sailors push a jet. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2012) Sailors push an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94, into launching position on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mikkos Thomas uns too...
ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 03, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mikkos Thomas, assigned to the air department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), runs tools to other Sailo... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman David Worrell, from Bridg...
ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 25, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman David Worrell, from Bridgeport, Conn., directs an aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John ... More
A U.S. Navy Officer speaks with an Inspector from the Western Australi...
INDIAN OCEAN (Apr. 23, 2012) Capt. Jose Cisneros, left, Command and Control, Computers and Communications, Intelligence Officer, speaks with Inspector Neil Royal, from the Western Australia Police, as he tours ... More
Pearl Harbor survivors and former USS Oklahoma Sailors walk across the...
SAN DIEGO (Jun. 08, 2012) Pearl Harbor survivors and former USS Oklahoma (BB 37) Sailors Paul Goodyear, right, and Harold Johnson walk across the flight deck during a tour on the USS Midway Museum. Goodyear and... More
A Sailor moves a helicopter on the flight deck.
ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 14, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Tanner Kent moves a CH-53E Sea Knight helicopter, assigned to the Red Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), o... More
Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the amphib...
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 01, 2012) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) take part in a live-fire exercise on the flight deck. Pearl Ha... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Equipment) 3rd Class Chord Deckert and Ada...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 01, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Equipment) 3rd Class Chord Deckert and Adam Fitzgerald clear the launching area as an F/A-18C Hornet from the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Taylor Maxwell, right, ...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 01, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Taylor Maxwell, right, directs a fixed wing aircraft onto catapult four on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Joh... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Lian Lawrence stands w...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 01, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Lian Lawrence stands waist safety as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 launches off the ... More
Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Robert Goode navigates a course on the fli...
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 01, 2012) Senior Chief Master-at-Arms Robert Goode navigates a course on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) during a live-fire exercise with the vis... More
Sailors observe as a final checker signals safe for launching an F/A-1...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 01, 2012) Sailors observe as a final checker signals safe for launching an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class a... More
Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the amphib...
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 01, 2012) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) take part in a live-fire exercise on the flight deck. Pearl Ha... More
Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the amphib...
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 01, 2012) Members of the visit, board, search and seizure team aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) take part in a live-fire exercise on the flight deck. Pearl Ha... More
A Sailor fills a laundry bag with flight deck jerseys.
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 02, 2012) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Alexis Vivas fills a laundry bag with flight deck jerseys in ship's laundry aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Daniel War directs an a...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 03, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Daniel War directs an aircraft onto catapult four on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).... More
F/A-18 Hornets enter the pattern to land on the flight deck of the Nim...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 03, 2012) F/A-18 Hornets enter the pattern to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Mark Thornton instructs...
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 03, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Mark Thornton instructs damage controlmen during a flight deck firefighting exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New... More
An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, laun...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 03, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carri... More