Pictures – F/A-18C Hornet

Pictures – F/A-18C Hornet. A U.S. Navy flight deck crewman directs an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prior to launch on July 20, 2006.  The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is under way in the Hawaiian operations area participating in exercise Rim of the Pacific 2006, which includes ships and personnel from the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom.  DoD photo by Airman Justin R. Blake, U.S. Navy.  By MCSN JUSTIN R. BLAKE