160617-N-VH385-693 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 17, 2016) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Katherine Pelaya, from Oxnard, California, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, onto the catapult on 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 3rd Class Wyatt L. Anthony/Released)