Flight Prep

5/3/2012 STRATEGY PAGE

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower, the flagship for Carrier Strike Group 8, is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller)