CHINA LAKE, Calif. (Nov. 27, 2023) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Vampires" of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, and a U-2 Dragonlady fly over Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. VX-9 is charged with the testing and evaluation of weapons and their related systems in direct support of the United States Naval Aviation Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jonathan Newbery)