150924-N-YB023-140 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 24, 2015) Aviation Ordnancemen from the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, lower a training missile off an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington is preparing to deploy around South America as a part of Southern Seas 2015. The eighth deployment of its kind, Southern Seas 2015 seeks to enhance interoperability, increase regional stability, and build and maintain regional relationships with countries throughout the region through joint multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)