U.S. Navy sailors prepare to launch an Boeing F/A-18F "Super Hornet" assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 "Black Lions" aboard the aircraft carrier USS "George H.W. Bush" (CVN-77). "George H. W. Bush", with assigned Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8), was on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security responsibility efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.