An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft prepares to launch. An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 31 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while underway in the Gulf of Oman on Nov. 25, 2008. The aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility which is focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.03 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 133663-J-IFW79-651.jpg Photo Gallery