SQUEAKY CLEAN
U.S. Air Force Airman Waldemar Martinez cleans the canopy of an F/A-18 Super Hornet on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman, under way in the Persian Gulf. Martinez is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 11, March 5, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes

Labels: aircraft, F/A 18, photos, ships, Srike Fighter Squadron 11, Super Hornet, US Navy, USS Harry S. Truman

PERSIAN GULF (March 5, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Peter Waneck prepares to raise two F/A-18 Hornets to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes

Labels: aircraft, Carrier Air Wing 3, CVN 75, CVW 3, F/A 18, Hornet, photos, ships, US Navy, USS Harry S. Truman

PACIFIC (Feb. 2, 2008) - An F/A-18 Hornet from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) escorts a Russian Tu-95 Bear, long range bomber aircraft on Feb. 9, 2008 south of Japan. The bomber neared the vicinity of the carrier resulting in the fighter intercept. Nimitz was transiting through the Western Pacific on a regularly scheduled deployment when the incident occurred. U.S. Navy Photo

Labels: aircraft, CVN 68, CVW 11, F/A 18, Hornet, Tu-95 Bear, US Navy, USS Nimitz

HORNET TAKEOFF - U.S. Navy flight deck personnel prepare an F/A-18 Hornet for takeoff from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt while under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 28, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder

Labels: F/A 18, Hornet, photos, USN, USS Theodore Roosevelt