Posted 12/3/2011
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 1, 2011) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 takes off from the flight deck while conducting carrier qualifications aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Dean M. Cates)