Keywords: US Navy 100307-N-6604E-099 Sailors inspect an aircraft and a catapult shuttle before launching an F-A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft c.jpg en NORTH ARABIAN SEA March 7 2010 Sailors inspect an aircraft and a catapult shuttle before launching an F/A-18C Hornet from the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 131 during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN 69 Dwight D Eisenhower is on a six-month deployment as a part of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans/Released 2010-03-07 100307-N-6604E-099 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 82880 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley Evans PD-USGov-Military-Navy Flight deck of USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet undercarriages Strike Fighter Squadron 131 United States Navy |