Keywords: US Navy 030726-N-0696M-007 Lt. Benjamin VanBuskirk gives the signal to launch an F-A-18 Hornet.jpg en Atlantic Ocean Jul 26 2003 -- Lt Benjamin VanBuskirk gives the signal to launch an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three VX-23 from the flight deck aboard USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 The ship is currently underway off the coast of Virginia conducting Flight Deck Certifications U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Chad McNeeley RELEASED 2003-07-26 030726-N-0696M-007 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8761 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Chad McNeeley PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet on flight decks Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 United States Navy Catapults of USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 Blast deflectors on USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 F/A-18 Hornet launches from USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 |