Practice ammunition are armed on an F/A-18 Super Hornet as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a war-at-sea exercise (WASEX) as part of Valiant Shield. Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 embarked aboard George Washington, CVW 17 embarked aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and P-3C Orion patrol aircraft participated in this Valiant Shield WASEX to enhance their operational proficiencies while successfully engaging surface combat
Practice ammunition are armed on an F/A-18 Super Hornet as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Royal Maces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a war-at-sea exercise (WASEX) as part of Valiant Shield. Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 embarked aboard George Washington, CVW 17 embarked aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and P-3C Orion patrol aircraft participated in this Valiant Shield WASEX to enhance their operational proficiencies while successfully engaging surface combatants in a dynamic environment. Valiant Shield is a exercise integrating 18,000 Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps personnel more than 200 aircraft and 19 surface ships, offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend interests and those of its allies and partners. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paolo Bayas/Released) Valiant Shield 2014 140918-N-TE278-011
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