Keywords: US Navy 020917-N-1082Z-001 F-A-18 Hornet launches from flight deck.jpg en At sea aboard USS George Washington CVN 73 Sep 17 2002 -- Waist catapult officers launch an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight One VFA-81 from the ship s flight deck The Washington battlegroup and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen CVW-17 are on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jason Zalasky RELEASED 2002-09-17 020917-N-1082Z-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2692 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jason Zalasky PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 F/A-18 Hornet aircraft carrier launches Strike Fighter Squadron 81 United States Navy |