An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft returns from a mission over the Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan July 21, 2009.
The aircraft is from Strike Fighter Squadron 113 and embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (DoD photo by Cmdr. Erik Etz, U.S. Navy/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr