Echo model Rhino from VFA-27 Royal Maces conducting flying operations off the USS George Washington CVN-73

Thanks to VFA-122, our host squadron, for the opportunity of a lifetime! As the CAG bird aligns for Cat 2, the JBD lifts up behind its two F414-GE-400s

What's off about Rhino 116? It is missing its refueling probe door! Not a problem for the experts here, performing their first CQ Det touch 'n go of the day before lowering the tail hook for traps

After patiently waiting for a shot on Cat 1 during a busy day of Carrier Qualifications, a director marshals Rhino 101 with exhausts over the water into position, as Crash & Salvage folks observe

Thanks to VFA-122, our host squadron, for the opportunity of a lifetime! As the CAG bird aligns for Cat 2, the JBD lifts up behind its two F414-GE-400s

What's off about Rhino 116? It is missing its refueling probe door! Not a problem for the experts here, performing their first CQ Det touch 'n go of the day before lowering the tail hook for traps

Deck choreography ensues as handlers and directors move the rescue helicopter out to launch ahead of today's flight ops