An aircraft director guides an F/A-18 Hornet onto the bow catapults for launch.
An aircraft director guides an F/A-18 Hornet onto the bow catapults for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Underway in Indian Ocean on April 16, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed participating in Exercise Malabar 2012 with ships and aircraft from the Indian Navy.