0907239132C-033 GULF OF OMAN (July 23, 2009) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 bolters on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). A bolter is when an aircraft attempts an arrested recovery but misses the arresting cable and has to fly off the flight deck and try landing again. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy

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Keywords: /-18, aircraft, carrier, deck, flight