The U.S. Navy’s long-serving fighter on recent deployments and training exercises.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-137 performs a high-speed flyby during the Carrier Air Wing CVW-17 change of command ceremony above the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), under way in the Pacific Ocean, March 28, 2026.

Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Peter K. McHaddad/U.S. Navy