U.S. Navy Boeing F/A-18E "Super Hornet"s from the Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners" prepare to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS "George Washington" (CVN-73) in the Atlantic Ocean. "Washington" is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia (USA), after serving seven years in Yokosuka, Japan as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.