McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet

120121-N-DR144-012 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 21, 2012) Sailors prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 for launch on the flight deck as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) passes through a storm front. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

120121-N-ZI635-067 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 21, 2012) Sailors watch the sunset from the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman George M. Bell/Released)

Sikorsky SH-60F Sea Hawk

120222-N-ZZ999-001 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 22, 2012) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 3 rappel from an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Red Lions of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 15 to the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a heliborne visit, board, search and seizure training event. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean Martin/Released)

McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet

120223-N-DI587-026 EL CENTRO, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2012) Marine Capt. Brandon Cordill, from Hemet, Calif., assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs a "diamond dirty loop" over Naval Air Facility El Centro during a practice flight. The Blue Angels start their 2012 show season at the Naval Air Facility El Centro Air Show March 10. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachel McMarr/Released)

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II

McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet and AGM-65 Maverick ASM

120218-N-VO377-086 ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 18, 2012) Aviation ordnancemen perform final checks on ordnance attached to an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan P. Idle/Released)

Sikorsky MH-60R Sea Hawk

120214-N-CW746-010 STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Feb. 14, 2012) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flies patrol as the ship transits the Strait of Hormuz. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Daniel J. Walford/Released)