Caption:
Red Sea (July 6, 2005) -- A pilot and Weapons Systems Operator,
assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five
Four (VFA-154), wait for the call to start the engines of their F/A-18F
Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft
carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group
is currently deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations. Vinson will
end her deployment with a homeport shift to Norfolk, Va., and commence
a three-year refuel and complex overhaul. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Aaron E. Hampton (RELEASED)
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