A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron refuels a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet aircraft over Hawaii July 28, 2012, during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. RIMPAC is a U.S. Pacific Command-hosted biennial multinational maritime exercise designed to foster and sustain international cooperation on the security on the […]
F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 launches
130216-N-ZI635-001, a photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet on Flickr. I really like the vortices on the carrier deck from the launching. Via Flickr: PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 16, 2013) An F/A-18C Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is currently […]
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 […]
Fighter Friday: F-18 Hornet and Super Hornet
The F-18 came from the competition for a new attack fighter that the US Air Force held back in the 70s. From that competition, were born the F-16 and the F-18. Both platforms were too good to pass up, so the US Air Force took the F-16, while the US Navy and the US Marines, […]