U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Equipment Airman Justin Bryan ducks as an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Oct. 21, 2012, in the Arabian Sea. John C. Stennis was deployed to the region conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
(DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate, U.S. Navy). Original public domain image from Flickr