Flight ops on the USS Nimitz [Image 3 of 12]

USS NIMITZ, AT SEA

11.30.1999

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

Airman Daniel Shelton, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, tells the pilots of an F/A-18F Super Hornet to hold on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet conducting Maritime Security Operations and supporting troops participating in Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice David L. Smart.

• Date Taken: 11.30.1999
• Date Posted: 05.14.2007 11:04
• Photo ID: 44411
• VIRIN: 070511-N-0890S-082
• Resolution: 3008x2000
• Size: 2.06 MB
• Location: USS NIMITZ, AT SEA