Description: An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) launches from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
圖中所見為一架隸屬於第113"蟄刺"攻擊戰鬥中隊(VFA-113 "Stingers")的F/A-18C從史坦尼斯號航空母艦(USS John C. Stennis CVN-74)的艦首彈射而出的畫面,而VFA-113事實上就是第一個正式裝備F/A-18的海軍航空隊單位。當時史坦尼斯號與搭載的第14航艦航空大隊(CVW-14)正常態性地配屬在阿拉斯加灣進行巡曳任務。拍攝日期為2004年6月1日。
040601-N-6213R-023 Gulf of Alaska (Jun. 1, 2004) -An F/A-18C Hornet from the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (VFA-113) launches from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently at sea conducting a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Mark J. Rebilas. (RELEASED)