Caption:
Pacific Ocean (Dec. 7, 2005) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to
the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two
(VFA-102), launches from the flight deck of the conventionally powered
aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The F/A-18F provides the
carrier strike group with a strike fighter that has increased range,
endurance and ordnance carrying capabilities. Kitty Hawk and embarked
Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are currently conducting operations in
the Western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate
Airman Joshua Wayne LeGrand (RELEASED)
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