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A person holding a cell phone in their hand. Girl sport female.

A person holding a cell phone in their hand. Girl sport female.

Stock photography: A woman holding a toy gun up to her face / A person holding a cell phone in their hand.

A man in a yellow jacket standing in front of a group of people. Aircraft carrier director catapult.

A man in a yellow jacket standing in front of a group of people. Aircr...

A crew member points to a smoke cloud / A marine in yellow vests and a yellow vest points to a group of people on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier public domain military photo. A crew member points to a ... More

A couple of men standing on top of a runway. Aircraft directors aircraft carrier guide.

A couple of men standing on top of a runway. Aircraft directors aircra...

Two men in yellow vests stand on a plane / Two men in military uniforms are standing on a ship public domain military photo. Two men in yellow vests stand on a plane / Two men in military uniforms are standing... More

Two men in yellow jackets are on an aircraft carrier. Sailors signal to launch jet aircraft carrier.

Two men in yellow jackets are on an aircraft carrier. Sailors signal t...

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An aviation boatswain's mate (handling) directs a T-45C Goshawk from Training Air Wing 2 onto the catapult of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

An aviation boatswain's mate (handling) directs a T-45C Goshawk from T...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 24, 2016) An aviation boatswain's mate (handling) directs a T-45C Goshawk from Training Air Wing 2 onto the catapult of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington, home... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mark Villanueva directs an aircraft onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mark Villanueva directs...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jun. 28, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mark Villanueva directs an aircraft onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is on an underway period ... More

An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Sun Kings of Airborne

An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Sun Kings of Airborne

An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Sun Kings of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 catapults from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is currently underway conducting a c... More

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart,

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart,

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter Burghart, from Colorado Springs, Colo., explains navigation bridge operations to a group of visitors from Sasebo during a tour of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed a... More

An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Sun Kings of Airborne

An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Sun Kings of Airborne

An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Sun Kings of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 catapults from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is currently underway conducting a c... More

200827-N-ML137-1037 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2020)

200827-N-ML137-1037 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2020)

200827-N-ML137-1037 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2020) An EA-18G Growler attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 hooks up to a catapult while an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Eagl... More

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2016) –

160406-N-OR652-186 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2016) –

160406-N-OR652-186 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 6, 2016) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Jillian Ridall prepares a catapult for flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight... More

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150926-N-PG340-023 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 26, 2015) –

150926-N-PG340-023 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 26, 2015) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Jacinto Espinoza, from Premont, Texas, monitors steam and hydraulic pressure on catapult three during flight operations fro... More

Flight deck operations aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN 70

Flight deck operations aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN 70

Pacific Ocean (Mar. 02, 2003) The center deck hatch operator signals that the catapult pressure is at the prescribed capacity for launching an F/A-18C Hornet from the flight deck aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)... More

Flight deck handler at sea, operation Enduring Freedom

Flight deck handler at sea, operation Enduring Freedom

At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handler) directs an F/A-18 "Hornet" strike fighter into position over one of the ships steam driven catapult systems, awaiting final preparations ... More

USS Stennis - French E-2C, operation Enduring Freedom

USS Stennis - French E-2C, operation Enduring Freedom

At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis A French E-2C "Hawkeye" catches the number three wire as it makes a landing on the flight deck. The arrested landing and later catapult launch will demonstrate multinational c... More

 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mikkos Thomas uns tools to other Sailors as they perform maintenance.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mikkos Thomas uns too...

ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 03, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Mikkos Thomas, assigned to the air department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), runs tools to other Sailo... More

Arming the weapons on an F/A-18 Hornet

Arming the weapons on an F/A-18 Hornet

At sea aboard USS George Washington Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Douglas Kesterson from San Antonio, Texas, and Master Chief Aviation Ordnanceman James Wilson from Franklin, Va., give the signal to arm weapon... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Nicholas Huckaby, assigned to Air Department's V-2 Division, handles a catapult slot seal prior to sealing waist catapult three.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Nicholas Huckaby, assigned to Air Dep...

Red Sea (Mar. 23, 2005) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Nicholas Huckaby, assigned to Air Department's V-2 Division, handles a catapult slot seal prior to sealing waist catapult three on the flight deck aboard... More

An EA-6B, US Navy Photogrpah, operation Enduring Freedom

An EA-6B, US Navy Photogrpah, operation Enduring Freedom

At sea aboard USS George Washington Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Heath Oelman from Ackley, IA, helps guide the launch bar onto the shuttle of catapult three as an EA-6B "Prowler" assigned to the Scorpio... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) PETTY Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Robert Schoblocher, a catapult safety observer aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) prepares to launch a USN T-45A Goshawk aircraft from Training Squadron Two One (VT-21) during final carrier qualifications

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) PETTY Officer 3rd Class (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 J. Scott Campbell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Tony Pavao ensures all personnel are manned on station.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Tony Pavao ensures all...

GULF OF OMAN (Nov. 30, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Tony Pavao ensures all personnel are manned on station inside catapult control room two aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS ... More

An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37), moves into position onto one of four steam powered catapults.

An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron Th...

Persian Gulf (Dec. 29, 2004) An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37), moves into position onto one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard th... More

USS MARYLAND seaplanes, July 1925

USS MARYLAND seaplanes, July 1925

Images shows two seaplanes on USS MARYLAND (III), a Colorado class battleship. On 23 July 1925, the United States Navy visited Sydney. The fleet departed for New Zealand on 6 August. The fleet included USS CALI... More

USS ASTORIA at anchor in Farm Cove, Sydney

USS ASTORIA at anchor in Farm Cove, Sydney

This photograph depicts the warship USS ASTORIA, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background. ASTORIA visited Sydney in August 1934 during its shakedown cruise of the Pacific...This photo is part of the Au... More

USS ASTORIA in Farm Cove, Sydney

USS ASTORIA in Farm Cove, Sydney

This photograph depicts the warship USS ASTORIA, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background. ASTORIA visited Sydney in August 1934 during its shakedown cruise of the Pacific...This photo is part of the Au... More

An A-6E Intruder aircraft is positioned on a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41)

An A-6E Intruder aircraft is positioned on a catapult during flight op...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David C. Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Steam rises from a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) during operations for the CINCPAC Exercise FLEETEX '83. The US Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and the Canadian navy are participating in the exercise near the Aleutian Islands of Alaska

Steam rises from a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEETEX '83 Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Northern Pacific Ocean Scene Camera Operator: PH2 David B. Loveall Release Sta... More

Left side view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the catapult preparing for takeoff from the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during an operational evaluation (OPEVAL)

Left side view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the catapult preparing ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Mcdonnell Douglas Corp. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A catapult crewman checks the catapult connections on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64). The Strike Fighter Squadron 25 aircraft is about to be launched during Fleet Exercise 85

A catapult crewman checks the catapult connections on an F/A-18A Horne...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Millie Tamberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 154, armed with an AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile, is prepared for lunch from the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64) during Fleet Exercise 85. Catapult crewmen secure an A-6E Intruder to a catapult in the background

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 154, armed with an AIM-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Millie Tamberg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A plane director guides an A-7E Corsair II aircraft into launching position on a catapult during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

A plane director guides an A-7E Corsair II aircraft into launching pos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The flight deck director stands by as an F-4 Phantom II aircraft from Fighter Squadron 151 (VF-151) is attached to the catapult bridge aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile

The flight deck director stands by as an F-4 Phantom II aircraft from ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Midway (CV 41) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A plane director guides an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 314 onto a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)

A plane director guides an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Rory Knepp Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) as an S-3A Viking aircraft is attached to the catapult on the right. Six A-6E Intruder aircraft and an EA-6B Prowler aircraft are parked on the deck edge

An F-14A Tomcat aircraft is launched from the aircraft carrier USS JOH...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Phil Wiggins Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A catapult officer on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) signals launching instructions to an F/A-18A Hornet pilot

A catapult officer on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Dunivin Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is positioned on a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67) during NATO Exercise DISPLAY DETERMINATION '86

A Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is positioned on a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '86 Base: USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Don K... More

Steam rises from a catapult as a Naval Air Reserve Fighter Squadron 301 (VF-301) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is moved into position for launch during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CONSTELLATION (CV 64)

Steam rises from a catapult as a Naval Air Reserve Fighter Squadron 30...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Constellation (CV 64) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: JOC Richard Beth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Flight deck officers communicate with a catapult officer aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

Flight deck officers communicate with a catapult officer aboard the nu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Borbely Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A plane handler guides the pilot of a taxiing T-2C Buckeye aircraft forward toward a catapult on the flight deck of the Auxiliary Aircraft Landing Training Ship USS LEXINGTON (AVT 16) during pilot carrier training in the Gulf of Mexico

A plane handler guides the pilot of a taxiing T-2C Buckeye aircraft fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Lexington (AVT 16) Scene Camera Operator: Jim Bryant Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Steam rises from the catapult as an F-14 Tomcat aircraft moves into position on another catapult on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65).  The carrier is en route to the Sea Fair Festival in Seattle

Steam rises from the catapult as an F-14 Tomcat aircraft moves into po...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Colkitt Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

A catapult and arresting gear officer wearing a safety observer jersey signals instructions to the pilot of an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair II aircraft preparing to be launched from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69).  Note:  First view in a series of two

A catapult and arresting gear officer wearing a safety observer jersey...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: CWO Patrick Wilkerson Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69). Catapult crew members are positioning the plane on the catapult

A plane director signals instructions to the pilot of an F-14A Tomcat ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: CWO Patrick Wilkerson Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A 52,700-pound sled floats in the water after being launched from a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). The sled is being used to evaluate the performance of the vessel's steam catapults

A 52,700-pound sled floats in the water after being launched from a ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Re... More

A plume of water rises as a 52,700-pound sled hits the water after being launched from a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). The sled is being used to evaluate the performance of the vessel's steam catapults

A plume of water rises as a 52,700-pound sled hits the water after bei...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Re... More

A 52,700-pound sled descends toward the water after being launched from a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS RANGER (CV-61). The sled is being used to evaluate the performance of the vessel's steam catapults

A 52,700-pound sled descends toward the water after being launched fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, North Island State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Re... More

A Fighter Squadron 302 (VF-302) F-14A Tomcat aircraft taxis to the catapult on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) during Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 annual training operations off the coast of Southern California

A Fighter Squadron 302 (VF-302) F-14A Tomcat aircraft taxis to the cat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Robert L. Lawson, USN (Ret.) Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

A catapult officer signals to a pilot on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV-64) during PACEX '89

A catapult officer signals to a pilot on the flight deck of the aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Nac) Wilcox Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

A catapult officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) signals for the launch of an Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) A-7E Corsair II aircraft during FLEET EX 1-90

A catapult officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D. P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public... More

Flight deck crewmen work amidst the steam from a catapult launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63)

Flight deck crewmen work amidst the steam from a catapult launch on th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN James R. Gallagher Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Deckedge crewmen cheer as the catapult officer's boots travel down the No. 1 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) during the ship's final day at sea. Traditionally, a catapult officer's boots are launched at the end of his tour aboard an aircraft carrier. The MIDWAY will be decommissioned in the spring of 1992

Deckedge crewmen cheer as the catapult officer's boots travel down the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 R. J. Oriez, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A catapult crewman guides a Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14B Tomcat aircraft into position for launch on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69)

A catapult crewman guides a Fighter Squadron 143 (VF-143) F-14B Tomcat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: ENS Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69) monitor pressue on the catapult system as the carrier is underway during maritime interdiction operations. Crew members include, from foreground: Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class James Simmons, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Wesley Knudsen and AIRMAN Apprentice Brian Young

Crew members aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower(CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Charles Stover Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is partially enveloped by steam from the previous launch as it lines up on a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66)

A Fighter Squadron 102 (VF-102) F-14A Tomcat aircraft is partially env...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS America(CV 66) Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: Angelo Romano Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class Anthony W. Logan and AIRMAN Harry Settles operate the launch and recovery equipment in the catapult control room of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) during Operation Desert Shield.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1ST Class Anthony W. Logan and AIRMAN Harry ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: USS Saratoga(CV 60) Country: Red Sea Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. Rose Reynolds Release Status: Rel... More

A flight deck crewman checks the catapult hook up of an EA-6B Prowler prior to launching from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN-68)

A flight deck crewman checks the catapult hook up of an EA-6B Prowler ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: John R. Gaffney Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

On the deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), a USN F-14A Tomcat, gets the thumbs up and from the catapult officer the go signal for launch

On the deck of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS NIM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Degner, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The port deck edge operator signals to the catapult officer as a Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 130 (VAQ-130) EA-6B Prowler aircraft is launched from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67). Other members of the catapult crew are preparing an Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) A-6E Intruder aircraft

The port deck edge operator signals to the catapult officer as a Tacti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PHCS D.W. Holmes Ii Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A catapult crewman guides an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV-66) during the joint service Exercise Ocean Venture '93

A catapult crewman guides an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft onto a catapult a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 Base: USS America (CV 66) State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

Members of the catapult crew stand by as final preparations are made for the launch of an EA-6B Prowler aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60). The Prowler is assigned to Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 132 (VAQ-132)

Members of the catapult crew stand by as final preparations are made f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Coss Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An enlisted flight-deck director guides and F-14A Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 101 (VF-101) onto the number one catapult onboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) during carrier qualifications off the Virginia Capes. Other flight deck crewmen check the aircraft's wheel alignment with the catapult track

An enlisted flight-deck director guides and F-14A Tomcat aircraft of F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Peter B. Mersky Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F/A-18C Hornet taxis to a catapult for launch aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68). The NIMITZ is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch, 3 February 1998

An F/A-18C Hornet taxis to a catapult for launch aboard the nuclear po...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Base: USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Matthew J. Magee, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

An F/A-18 "Hornet" is in full afterburner as the catapult officer prepares to launch it from the bow of the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)

An F/A-18 "Hornet" is in full afterburner as the catapult officer prep...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Timothy S. Smith, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dustin Jensen from Sacramento Calif.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dustin Jensen from Sacramento Cali...

At sea aboard USS George Washington Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dustin Jensen from Sacramento Calif., signals a pilot to move his aircraft forward onto one of four steam driven catapults on the ships fl... More

An F/A-18E Super Hornet  assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Twenty Three (VX-23) prepares to launch from one of four stream driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron ...

At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Salty Dogs" of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Twenty Three (VX-23) prepares to launch from one of four stream driven catapults on ... More

An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) directs an F/A-18 "Hornet" toward the catapult during night flight operations from the flight deck of USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)

An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) directs an F/A-18 "Hornet" toward th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Josh Millage, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class (AB3) Marissa Gibson directs an F-14 "Tomcat" from the "Jolly Rogers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) onto the catapult on the flight deck of the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73)

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class (AB3) Marissa Gibson directs an F-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 J. Scott Campbell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) Equipment Operator (EO) PETTY Officer 3rd Class (PO3) Luke Golden, a catapult safety observer aboard the USN Aircraft Carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) signals flight deck personnel before giving the 'final OK' to launch a T-45A Goshawk aircraft, during final carrier qualifications

US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (AB) Equipment Operator (EO) P...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss George Washington (CVN 73) Scene Major Command Shown: CVN-73 & T-45 Goshawk Scene Camera Operator: PH3 J. Scott Campbell, USN Release Status:... More

Crash and Salvage crew members standby on the bow of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in case of an emergency

Crash and Salvage crew members standby on the bow of USS Carl Vinson (...

Pacific Ocean (Feb. 15, 2003) Crash and Salvage crew members standby on the bow of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in case of an emergency, as an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadr... More

A flight deck shooter kneels down as an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the

A flight deck shooter kneels down as an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the...

Sea of Japan (Mar. 20, 2003) A flight deck shooter kneels down as an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Argonauts" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Seven (VFA-147) launches from one of four steam driven catapul... More

An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the Swordsmen of Fighter Squadron Thirty-Two (VF-32) prepares to be launch

An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the Swordsmen of Fighter Squadron Thirty-Tw...

The Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 28, 2003) An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the 'Swordsmen' of Fighter Squadron Thirty-Two (VF-32) prepares to be launch from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck of USS H... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mates prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for launch from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

Aviation Boatswain's Mates prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for launch from o...

South China Sea (Aug. 12, 2003) Aviation Boatswain's Mates prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for launch from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Vinson Carrier St... More

Airman Recruit Tywanna Coleman of Dallas, Texas, shows the weight board to the catapult operator.

Airman Recruit Tywanna Coleman of Dallas, Texas, shows the weight boar...

Atlantic Ocean (Nov. 05, 2004) Airman Recruit Tywanna Coleman of Dallas, Texas, shows the weight board to the catapult operator as an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Greyhawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squ... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Amanda Volino and Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Roderick Anderson signal an aircraft onto one of the four steam-powered catapults.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Amanda Volino and Aviation Boatswa...

Persian Gulf (Jan. 30, 2005) Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Amanda Volino and Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Roderick Anderson signal an aircraft onto one of the four steam-powered catapults on the fl... More

A catapult shooter signals the launch of an E-2C Hawkeye.

A catapult shooter signals the launch of an E-2C Hawkeye.

Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 18, 2005) A catapult shooter signals the launch of an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Tigertails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Five (VAW-125), during flight operations ... More

A pair of F-14D Tomcats launch simultaneously from the bow and waist steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

A pair of F-14D Tomcats launch simultaneously from the bow and waist s...

Persian Gulf (Nov. 15, 2005) A pair of F-14D Tomcats, assigned to the Blacklions of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213), launch simultaneously from the bow and waist steam-powered catapults on the flight de... More

A US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (ABM) directs a S-3B Viking aircraft assigned to the "Maulers" of Sea Control Squadron Three Two (VS-32) to a catapult for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65)

A US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (ABM) directs a S-3B Viking ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Scene Camera Operator: CIV Jhi L. Scott, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Final launch of the F-14 Tomcat

Final launch of the F-14 Tomcat

Atlantic Ocean (Jul. 28, 2006) Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), an F-14D Tomcat assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31), aircraft number 112, completes the final catapult launc... More

A US Navy flight deck director motions an S-3B Viking aircraft from the Sea Control Squadron 31 to the catapult in preparation for launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Strike Group is currently underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of California.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Ron Reeves) (Released)

A US Navy flight deck director motions an S-3B Viking aircraft from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Ron Reeves, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

U.S. Navy Sailors guide an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 112 to a catapult in preparation for launch aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 11, 2006. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Jon Hyde) (Released)

U.S. Navy Sailors guide an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Jon Hyde, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Savannah McIntire and Aviation Boatswain�s Mate 1st Class Geraldine Lopez ensure that there is enough steam pressure to launch aircraft on catapults one and two .

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Savannah McIntire and Avi...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 27, 2007) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Savannah McIntire and Aviation Boatswains Mate 1st Class Geraldine Lopez ensure that there is enough steam pressure to launch aircraft ... More

An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, taxies to a catapult during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2007) An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, taxies to a catapult during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft c... More

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Steam-powered catapults launch aircraft at speeds reaching 180 mph in about 250 feet.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 t...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 18, 2008) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Steam-powered catapults launch aircraft at speeds r... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Michael Riter directs an F/A-18 Hornet to a catapult prior to launch.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Michael Riter directs a...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 07, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Michael Riter directs an F/A-18 Hornet to a catapult prior to launch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt... More

An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the

An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an F/A-18F Super Horne...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 11, 2008) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 onto catapult one during flight oper... More

An aircraft director guides an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 34) to the No. 2 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

An aircraft director guides an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squad...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 15, 2009) An aircraft director guides an F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 34) to the No. 2 catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Carl Vinson is underway in th... More

Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) perform maintenance on a catapult during a no-fly day.

Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) perfo...

ARABIAN SEA (May. 13, 2011) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) perform maintenance on a catapult during a no-fly day. Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are conducting close-a... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Brandon Hall, assigned to the Air Department's V-2 Division, carries equipment to Sailors performing maintenance on the bow catapults.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Brandon Hall, assigned...

ARABIAN SEA (Mar. 22, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Brandon Hall, assigned to the Air Department's V-2 Division, carries equipment to Sailors performing maintenance on the bow catapults ... More

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from ...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft... More

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from ...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 14, 2013) An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is the first aircraft carrier to success... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Jeremy Lucas performs maintenance on a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Jeremy Lucas performs mai...

GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 12, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Jeremy Lucas performs maintenance on a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman... More

Sailors and Marines guide an EA-18G Growler assigned to the Zappers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 onto a catapult

Sailors and Marines guide an EA-18G Growler assigned to the Zappers of...

GULF OF OMAN (Mar. 08, 2014) Sailors and Marines guide an EA-18G Growler assigned to the Zappers of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130 onto a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. T... More

A colorful bird sitting on top of a tree branch. Attention hunting catapult.

A colorful bird sitting on top of a tree branch. Attention hunting cat...

A small bird sitting on a branch with a large beak / A bird sitting on a branch with a blue head / Public domain photo of a bird, nature.

A piece of wood with a strap on it. Catapult weapon shooting.

A piece of wood with a strap on it. Catapult weapon shooting.

A wooden slingshot on a table with a wooden handle / A wooden ski pole with a wooden handle public domain photo.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Gerald Stultz tightens a screw on a catapult on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Gerald Stultz tightens a ...

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Apr. 12, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Gerald Stultz tightens a screw on a catapult on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. The Carl Vinson Carrier St... More

150825-N-YD641-091 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 25, 2015) Aviation

150825-N-YD641-091 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 25, 2015) Aviation

150825-N-YD641-091 SAN DIEGO (Aug. 25, 2015) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Reginald Jocelyn, from Port St. Lucie, right, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Sebastian Calderonchav... More

151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) -

151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) -

151002-D-AM182-460 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 2, 2015) - An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter from the Pax River Integrated Test Force conducts its first arrested landing aboard the aircraft car... More

200805-N-ML137-1084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2020) Aircraft

200805-N-ML137-1084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2020) Aircraft

200805-N-ML137-1084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2020) Aircraft fly in formation over the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ... More

[Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor. The catapult launching device appears for the first time in a photograph]

[Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the ...

Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 59. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Leatrice Koenig guides a T-45 Goshawk.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Leatrice Koenig guides ...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Leatrice Koenig guides a T-45 Goshawk assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 1 onto the No. 1 steam-powered catapult to be launched ... More

Former President George H. W. Bush signals the launch of a dead load off the flight deck of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a catapult test ceremony.

Former President George H. W. Bush signals the launch of a dead load o...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 25, 2008) Former President George H. W. Bush signals the launch of a "dead load" off the flight deck of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a catapult test cere... More

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