160518-N-YB023-264 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 18, 2016) -An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)