An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft prepares to launch. An F/A-18 Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 15 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while underway in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 20, 2008. The aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are on deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.08 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 507037-S-BBX01-842.jpg Photo Gallery