ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2017) Aviation Boatswains Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Nicholas Johnson, from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, guides an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 onto a catapult on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike and its carrier strike group are underway conducting a sustainment exercise in support of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan (OFRP).

---

Size: 1731px × 1155px
Photo credit: © Chuck Little / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 69, air, america, archive, armed, army, cvn, defence, eisenhower, force, forces, ike, military, navy, ofrp, reportage, service, serviceman, servicemen, soldier, states, united, usa