Lt. Mark D. Kurtz takes cover from jet blast as he launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Lt. Mark D. Kurtz, an aircraft shooter, takes cover from jet blast as he launches an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 211 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) in the Arabian Sea on May 9, 2011. The Enterprise and Carrier Air Wing 1 are conducting close-air support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.