Posted: 02/01/2017
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 23, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Lions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 awaits its pilots on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship and its carrier strike group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Patrick Ian Crimmins)