Posted: 03/01/2010
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron 143 catapults from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment as a part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations. Photo by Seaman Chad R. Erdmann