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The CAG jet from VFA-81 "The Sunliners" after it's return home to NAS Oceana following a 3 month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
An aviator is welcomed home by his wife and daughter after he and his fellow aviators from VFA-81 "Sunliners" returned to NAS Oceana following a 3 month cruise on the USS Carl Vinson.
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ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 8, 2011) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza/Released)
Oceana Airshow 2012.
It's unusual to see the two aircraft actually connect during the refueling demonstration. A Rhino from the Sunliners is refueling a Gladiator Rhino.
The family of an aviator watches him as he returns home to NAS Oceana from a 3 month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
VFA-81 Mrkd/Preserved Near ATC
Cecil Airport, FL
© Matthew Clements - All Rights Reserved unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 31, 2011) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 drops inert ordnance during an air power demonstration over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis K. Mendoza/Released)
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners" from NAS Oceana seen carrying a Maverick Air-to-Ground Missile (AGM-65) while training at NAS Fallon in July, 2017.
A "blue shirt" from VFA-81 "The Sunliners" awaits VFA-81's return home to NAS Oceana following a 3 month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
021029-N-1955P-020.Pula, Croatia -- An F-14 ÒTomcatÓ fighter assigned to the ÒJolly RogersÓ of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) leads a formation comprised of F/A-18 ÒHornetÓ strike fighters from the ÒBlue BlastersÓ of VFA-34, the ÒSunlinersÓ of VFA-81, and the ÒRampagersÓ of VFA-83. U.S. aircraft belong to Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17), currently embarked on board. Two Croat MiG-21 ÒFishbedÓ fighter-interceptors flank the each side of the formation. U.S. Navy aviation squadrons assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) have sent a detachment to Croatia in order to participate in Joint Wings 2002. Joint Wings is a multinational exercise between the U.S. and the Croat Air Force designed to practice intelligence gathering. George Washington is homeported in Norfolk, Va., and is nearing the end of a scheduled six month deployment after completing combat missions in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photograph by CAPT Dana Potts. (RELEASED).
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners" from NAS Oceana seen during the Strike Fighter Advanced Readiness Program (SFARP) held at NAS Fallon in July, 2017.
Catalog #: 00042037
Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas
Designation: F/A-18C
Official Nickname: Hornet
Notes: DIO
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
An aviator is welcomed home after returning to NAS Oceana following a 3 month deployment aboard the USS Carl Vinson.
An aviator is welcomed home by his wife after returning to NAS Oceana following a 3 month deployment aboard the USS Carl Vinson.
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners" from NAS Oceana seen carrying a Maverick Air-to-Ground Missile (AGM-65) while training at NAS Fallon in July, 2017.
Preserved F/A-18A Hornet of VFA-81 at Cecil Field, Florida
© Jason Grant - All Rights Reserved unauthorized use is strictly prohibited.
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners" from NAS Oceana seen carrying a Maverick Air-to-Ground Missile (AGM-65) while training at NAS Fallon in July, 2017.
An aviator's F/A-18 Hornet from VFA-81 "The Sunliners" returns home to NAS Oceana following a 3 month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
Family members of VFA-81 aviators wait in anticipation as they return home to NAS Oceana from a 3 month deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.
A trio of Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets of VFA-81 "Sunliners" break to land at the 2016 NAS Oceana Air Show held September 10-11, 2016.
Line up of F/A-18E & F/A-18F on board USS Harry S Truman moored in Stokes Bay, Hampshire UK on the 8th October 2018