Flight Operations Aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) [Image 2 of 28]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

06.20.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Novalee Manzella 

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

220620-N-YD731-1165 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 20, 2022) Midshipman Claire Brophy acts as a shooter for Rear Adm. Richard Brophy, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4, during a launch off the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 20, 2022. The George H.W. Bush 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 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Novalee Manzella)

• Date Taken: 06.20.2022
• Date Posted: 06.21.2022 22:39
• Photo ID: 7282627
• VIRIN: 220620-N-YD731-1165
• Resolution: 5031x3594
• Size: 769.87 KB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN