Keywords: FD F-18C VFA-113 CVN-74 26Sep2004.jpg en Indian Ocean 26 September 2004 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate Tailhook Runner rushes toward a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Stingers of strike fighter squadron VFA-113 after it's successful arrested landing during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis CVN-74 A Tailhook Runner's responsibility is to signal that the tailhook is clear of the arresting wire following the landing so the aircraft can taxi out of the way of the next landing aircraft Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen CVW-14 were participating in a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean Official U S Navy photo 040926-N-7732W-065 http //www navy mil/management/photodb/photos/040926-N-7732W-065 jpg U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Charlie Whetstine 2004-09-26 PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18 Hornet aircraft carrier landings Aboard USS John C Stennis CVN-74 Arrestor cables Strike Fighter Squadron 113 United States Navy |