A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 moves into position to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean Feb 16, 2011.
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group was under way conducting joint task force exercises. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas A. Groesch, U.S. Navy). Original public domain image from Flickr