A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft sits tied-down on the flight deck.
A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 14 sits tied-down on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while underway in the North Arabian Sea on Dec. 18, 2009. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.