Two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets form up in preparation to conduct in-flight refueling while participating in Cope North 13 near Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Feb. 13, 2013. The F/A-18 Hornet is a multi-role fighter designed for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. Cope North is an annual air combat tactics, humanitarian assistance and […]
F-18 Cockpit Video
This F-18 cockpit video was filmed from operations around the USS Enterprise (CVN 65). It shows pilots of F-18 Hornets and Rhinos doing some crazy pilot stuff. Lots of launches, lots of recoveries and lots of low level flying and other flying around spending tax payer money like there won’t be a tomorrow. There were […]
USS Abraham Lincoln
USS Abraham Lincoln action [Image 3 of 3], a photo by DVIDSHUB on Flickr. Via Flickr: F/A-18C Hornets assigned to the Vigilantes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 fly in formation above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime […]
Red Flag F/A-18 Hornet
Red Flag 12-3 [Image 14 of 14], a photo by DVIDSHUB on Flickr. Via Flickr: A F/A-18 Hornet, U.S. Marine Corps, flies in a training mission during Red Flag 12-3 March 9, 2012, over the Nevada Test and Training Range. Members of the RAAF participate in the Red Flag exercise every other year. 99th Air […]
F-18 Hornet Launches From The USS Carl Vinson
I love these photos of F-18 Hornet jets launching from the Carl Vinson. Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 8, 2011) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are currently on a […]
F/A-18C Hornet Being Prepped For Flight Ops Onboard USS Stennis
110920-N-ZZ999-1049, a photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet on Flickr. Via Flickr: ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 20, 2011) Sailors prepare an F/A-18C Hornet from the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet […]
Blue Angels pilot performs a looping maneuver
Blue Angels pilot performs a looping maneuver over Naval Air Station Pensacola during a practice flight, a photo by Official U.S. Navy Imagery on Flickr. Via Flickr: PENSACOLA, Fla. (May 17, 2011) U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Brent Stevens, left wingman for the 2011 U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs a looping maneuver […]
F/A-18E Super Hornet about to catapult USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
F/A-18E Super Hornet about to catapult USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), a photo by AN HONORABLE GERMAN on Flickr. Via Flickr: ARABIAN GULF (May 16, 2011) Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 to catapult from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan […]