Posted 6/17/2012
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 15, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 waits to move into position on a bow catapult of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the deck crew resets the catapult following a launch. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is forward deployed to Japan and is conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Denver Applehans)