Flight Operations Aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) [Image 5 of 28]

ATLANTIC OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN

06.20.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bryan Valek 

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

220620-N-UD000-1123 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 20, 2022) A Sailor assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (FVA) 86, before launch, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 20, 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, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Valek)

• Date Taken: 06.20.2022
• Date Posted: 06.21.2022 22:39
• Photo ID: 7282630
• VIRIN: 220620-N-UD000-1123
• Resolution: 6185x3906
• Size: 955.7 KB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN