Keywords: Valiant Shield 2014 140918-N-TE278-011.jpg en Practice ammunition are armed on an F/A-18 Super Hornet as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron 27 launches from the flight deck of the U S Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington during a war-at-sea exercise as part of Valiant Shield Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 5 embarked aboard George Washington CVW 17 embarked aboard USS Carl Vinson and P-3C Orion patrol aircraft participated in this Valiant Shield WASEX to enhance their operational proficiencies while successfully engaging surface combatants in a dynamic environment Valiant Shield is a U S -only exercise integrating 18 000 U S Navy Air Force Army and Marine Corps personnel more than 200 aircraft and 19 surface ships offering real-world joint operational experience to develop capabilities that provide a full range of options to defend U S interests and those of its allies and partners 2014-09-18 VFA https //www dvidshub net/image/1557065 140918-N-TE278-011 2014-09-19 06 57 USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN 73 AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet on flight decks P-3C Orion USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 USS George Washington CVN-73 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |