An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Pukin Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 are returning from an eight-month deployment in support of Maritime Operations (MO). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Danals)