An F/A-18C Hornet from the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKE CSG) and its air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, and John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group (JCSSG) and its air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, are conducting a dual-carrier exercise. This marks the first time the Stennis and Eisenhower strike groups have operated together in a joint exercise while deployed to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by mass communication specialist, Seaman Travis S. Alston)
Date Taken: | 03.28.2007 |
Date Posted: | 03.28.2007 11:21 |
Photo ID: | 39585 |
VIRIN: | 070328-N-8446A-005 |
Resolution: | 2100x1500 |
Size: | 1.35 MB |
Location: | PERSIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA |
Web Views: | 18 |
Downloads: | 15 |
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