Posted: 02/01/2010
An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill pulls alongside for a refueling-at-sea. Carl Vinson is taking part in Operation Southern Seas 2010 as part of a scheduled homeport shift. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley Van Dien, mass communication specialist)