A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, with Strike Fighter Squadron 22 (VF-22), launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Dec. 17, 2010, while underway in the Pacific Ocean.
Carl Vinson is conducting a three-week composite training unit exercise to be followed by a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.(DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class, U.S. Navy/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr