Keywords: US Navy 031003-N-6536T-002 An F-A-18C Hornet shoots off a practice flare.jpg en Pacific Ocean Oct 3 2003 -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron Ninety Seven VFA-97 shoots off a practice flare during flight operations on USS Nimitz CVN 68 in the Pacific Ocean The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven CVW-11 are deployed to the western Pacific U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson RELEASED 2003-10-03 031003-N-6536T-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 9884 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Elizabeth Thompson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Nimitz CVN-68 Strike Fighter Squadron 97 United States Navy |