Labels: aircraft, CVW 17, F/A-18F, photos, Super Hornet, US Navy
ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 17, 2008) Capt. Norbert "Smurf" Szarleta, commanding officer of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, breaks the sound barrier in an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter during an air power demonstration aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on 17 April 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Yeoman Augustine Cooper