F/A-18E Launches Off Flight Deck

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron 143 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. VFA-143 is embarked aboard Dwight D. Eisenhower for a six-month deployment as a part of the ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations.