A U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18E "Super Hornet" attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 "Tomcatters" prepares to take off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS "George H.W. Bush" (CVN-77) in the Arabian Sea. "George H.W. Bush" was supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.