Posted 4/10/2009
PACIFIC OCEAN (April 8, 2009) Lightning strikes behind an F/A-18C Hornet from the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliott Fabrizio/Released)