151116-N-EH855-257 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 16, 2015) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 stands by to be launched from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). UNITAS 2015, the U.S. Navy's longest running annual multinational maritime exercise, is part of the Southern Seas deployment planned by U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet. This iteration of UNITAS is conducted in two phases: UNITAS PACIFIC, hosted by Chile in October 2015 and UNITAS Atlantic hosted by Brazil in Nov.. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Mai/Released)