An F/A-18C Hornet is readied for launch on the USS Enterprise.
An F/A-18C Hornet is readied for launch as it sits on catapult number two on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) during flight operations in the Ionian Sea on Feb. 9, 1999. Enterprise and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are forward deployed to the Mediterranean Sea.