Posted: 03/01/2017
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 14, 2017) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Gladiators" of Training Squadron (VFA) 106 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the optimized fleet response plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard)