Keywords: US Navy 080209-N-XXXXX-001 An F-A-18 Hornet from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) escorts a Russian Tu-95 Bear.jpg en PACIFIC Feb 2 2008 An F/A-18 Hornet from Carrier Air Wing CVW 11 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 escorts a Russian Tu-95 Bear long rang bomber aircraft on Feb 9 2008 south of Japan The bomber neared the vicinity of the carrier resulting in the fighter intercept Nimitz was transiting through the Western Pacific on a regularly scheduled deployment when the incident occurred U S Navy Photo Released 2008-02-02 080209-N-XXXXX-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 55192 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aerial photographs of Tupolev Tu-95 in flight F/A-18 Hornet in flight |