Picture released by the US Navy shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Pukin Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, launching from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Gulf sea, March 27, 2007. The US Navy was reported to have begun military maneuvers on March 27, 2007, with over 10,000 military personnel on warships and aircrafts in the Gulf waters. (Xinhua/AFP) |