2014年6月29日，美国海军“蓝天使”飞行表演队两架 F/A-18C“大黄蜂”战斗机在“代顿航展-2014”上编队表演。2014年“蓝天使”计划在全美34地进行68场飞行表演。（Solo pilots from the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, perform the Section High Alpha at the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 68 demonstrations at 34 locations across the U.S. in 2014.）

2014年5月26日，美国海军第15战斗攻击机中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机在“渴狮-2014”联合演习中起飞。（A U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet from Carrier Air Wing Eight lifts off for a mission during Exercise Eager Lion May 26, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. Throughout the two-week exercise, Service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force joined forces with more than 20 partners throughout Jordan to build functional capacity, enhance readiness and promote interoperability.）

2014年5月26日，美国海军第15战斗攻击机中队的 F/A-18C 战斗机在“渴狮-2014”联合演习中。（A U.S. Navy F-18 Hornet from Carrier Air Wing Eight provides air support for an Exercise Eager Lion mission May 26, 2014, at an air base in northern Jordan. Throughout the two-week exercise, Service members from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force joined forces with more than 20 partners throughout Jordan to build functional capacity, enhance readiness and promote interoperability.）

2014年6月29日，美国海军布什号航空母舰弹射第15战斗攻击机中队的 F/A-18C“大黄蜂”战斗机，该舰目前正在阿拉伯海湾部署以应对突变的伊拉克局势。（An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 launches 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.）

2014年6月26日，美国海军“蓝天使”飞行表演队的 F/A-18C“大黄蜂”战斗机在“代顿航展-2014”上进行飞行表演。2014年“蓝天使”计划在全美34地进行68场飞行表演。（An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, participates in a Diamond Formation practice before the Vectren Dayton Air Show. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 68 demonstrations at 34 locations across the U.S. in 2014.）

2005年5月22日，美国伊利诺伊州斯普林菲尔德，美国海军“蓝天使”飞行表演队的 F/A-18C“大黄蜂”战斗机在航展中贴地飞行。（Springfield, Ill. (May 22, 2005) - The Blue Angels opposing solo performs a low transition on take off during their air show in Springfield. The Blue Angels perform more than 70 shows at 34 different locations throughout the country each year.）

1995年5月4日，新墨西哥州查韦斯县罗斯威尔国际航空中心，“流沙'95”联合军事演习中，CVW-17舰载机联队指挥官加里·怀特驾驶美国海军VFA-113战斗攻击机中队的F/A-18C联队指挥官座机（CAG）准备起飞，这架F/A-18C是此前几天从加利福尼亚州勒穆尔海军航空站飞抵此地参与演习的。（Cmdr. Garry White, a F/A-18 Hornet pilot from Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., taxis down the ramp to the arming area at Roswell Industrial Air Center prior to take off for another mission during the annual air defense exercise.）

1995年4月27日，新墨西哥州查韦斯县罗斯威尔国际航空中心，美国海军VFA-113战斗攻击机中队的F/A-18C“大黄蜂”从加利福尼亚州勒穆尔海军航空站飞抵这里参加“流沙'95”联合军事演习。（A US Navy F/A-18 Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif., taxis down the runway after landing at Roswell Industrial Air Center during the annual air defense exercise.）

2007年4月18日，阿拉斯加山脉，红旗-阿拉斯加 07-1 联合空战演习中，美国海军VFA-87战斗攻击机中队的F/A-18C正在接受KC-10A空中输油，KC-10A具备硬管和软管两种加油方式，因此即可以为空军服务也可以为海军服务。"红旗-阿拉斯加"演习是美国空军太平洋空军司令部定期举办的模拟实战条件下的各单位对抗演练。（EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- A Navy F/A-18 from Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Seven (VFA-87) refuels from KC-10 Extender, call sign "Shaman Five One" during a refueling mission here on 18 April in support of Red Flag-Alaska 07-1. The KC-10 Extender is from McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey and can refuel using both drouge and probe refueling in a single mission which makes it a very versitile refueling platform. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions.）

1999年4月17日，亚得里亚海，时值北约对前南斯拉夫进行空袭期间，美国海军西奥多·罗斯福号航空母舰（CVN-71）上的 F/A-18C"大黄蜂"战斗机准备弹射起飞，以支援盟军对前南斯拉夫的行动。（Flight deck crewmembers prepare an F-18 "Hornet" for launch down the forward catapult. USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) and its embarked carrier air wing are participating in air strikes (not shown) over the former Yugoslavia in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.）