161023-N-VH385-186 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 23, 2016) Lt. Cmdr. Vincent Gomes, a shooter aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), signals for an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, to launch. George Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlanntic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Wyatt L. Anthony)