阿拉伯湾，布什号航空母舰上，美国海军VFA-213战斗攻击机中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机准备连接弹射器。（U.S. Sailors prepare to launch aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Aug. 28, 2014, in the Persian Gulf as the ship supports operations in Iraq. President Barack Obama authorized humanitarian aid deliveries to Iraq as well as targeted airstrikes to protect U.S. personnel from extremists known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. U.S. Central Command directed the operations.）

阿联酋迪拜艾尔明翰空军基地，澳大利亚空军一架 F/A-18F“超级大黄蜂”在完成第一个伊拉克作战任务后返回基地，此次行动共出动4架“超级大黄蜂”战斗机。（A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet on the runway following its return to base in the Middle East.）

阿联酋迪拜艾尔明翰空军基地，澳大利亚空军一架 F/A-18F“超级大黄蜂”在完成第一个伊拉克作战任务后返回基地，此次行动共出动4架“超级大黄蜂”战斗机。（A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet on the runway following its return to base in the Middle East.）

阿拉伯湾，美国海军VFA-213战斗攻击机中队一架挂载大量副油箱的 F/A-18F 战斗机从布什号航空母舰上起飞。（An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.）

美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站，美国海军VX-23空中测试与评估中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机进行 TC-7 蒸汽弹射器测试。（U.S. Navy F/A-18F, Bureau # 165875, Salty Dog 120, of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Twenty-Three (VX-23) conducts catapult testing at the TC-7 site on NAS Patuxent River while the pilot wears a new version of the aircrew chemical protective ensemble on 16 Dec. 2011. The aircrew chemical protective ensemble is being test flown from the front seat, but because it is an unproven item the pilot in the backseat is there to take the controls if needed. Pilot is United States Navy Lieutenant Commander William 'Slab' Berryman while LT. Jonathan 'Buddy' Slager is in the backseat. VX-23 is part of Naval Test Wing Atlantic at NAS Patuxent River, MD.）

美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站，美国海军VX-23空中测试与评估中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机进行 TC-7 蒸汽弹射器测试。（U.S. Navy F/A-18F, Bureau No. 165875, Salty Dog 120, of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) conducts catapult testing at the TC-7 site on NAS Patuxent River while the pilot wears a new version of the aircrew chemical protective ensemble Dec. 16, 2011. The aircrew chemical protective ensemble is being test flown from the front seat, but because it is an unproven item the pilot in the backseat is there to take the controls if needed. Pilot is U.S. Navy Lieutenant commander William "Slab" Berryman while Lt. Jonathan "Buddy" Slager is in the backseat. VX-23 is part of Naval Test Wing Atlantic at NAS Patuxent River, Md.）

美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河，美国海军VX-23空中测试与评估中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机挂载 AGM-88E 反辐射导弹，MK-83 航空炸弹以及 AIM-9 空对空导弹进行负荷飞行测试。（An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducts a captive carry flight test of an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.）

美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河，美国海军VX-23空中测试与评估中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机挂载 AGM-88E 反辐射导弹，MK-83 航空炸弹以及 AIM-9 空对空导弹进行负荷飞行测试。（An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducts a captive carry flight test of an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.）

美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河，美国海军VX-23空中测试与评估中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机挂载 AGM-88E 反辐射导弹，MK-83 航空炸弹以及 AIM-9 空对空导弹进行负荷飞行测试。（An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducts a captive carry flight test of an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.）

美国马里兰州帕塔克森特河海军航空站，美国海军VX-23空中测试与评估中队一架 F/A-18F 战斗机挂载 AGM-88E 反辐射导弹，MK-83 航空炸弹以及 AIM-9 空对空导弹进行负荷飞行测试。（An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 conducts a captive carry flight test of an AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.）