220616-N-UD000-1067 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 11, 2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jose Mercado signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), June 16, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are VFA-143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Valek)
Date Taken: | 06.16.2022 |
Date Posted: | 06.18.2022 14:38 |
Photo ID: | 7278301 |
VIRIN: | 220616-N-UD000-1067 |
Resolution: | 6496x3452 |
Size: | 844.01 KB |
Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN, US |
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