Flight operations board the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-151 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), under way in the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of operations, February 15, 2026.

Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy