Here ’s the atomic aircraft supercarrier USS Nimitz — the lead ship of its class — exhibiting a flyspeck fraction of its strain might in a December 7 photograph necessitate over the Pacific Ocean .
The US Navy has ten more of these nuclear titans , plus another ten carriers for amphibian assault .
And then , here ’s a brief list of the squadronsflying from the Nimitz .
Strike Fighter Squadron 154 ( VFA-154 ) “ Black Knights ” withF / A-18F Super Hornets
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 ( VMFA-323 ) “ Death Rattlers ” withF / A-18C Hornets
Strike Fighter Squadron 146 ( VFA-146 ) “ Blue Diamonds ” withF / A-18C Hornets
Strike Fighter Squadron 147 ( VFA-147 ) “ Argonauts ” withF / A-18E Super Hornets
Electronic Attack Squadron 142 ( VAQ-142 ) “ Gray Wolves ” withEA-6B Prowlers
CarrierAirborne Early WarningSquadron 117 ( VAW-117 ) “ Wallbangers ” withE-2C Hawkeyes
Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 ( HSC-6 ) “ Screamin ’ Indians ” withMH-60S
Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 75 ( HSM-75 ) “ Wolf Pack ” withMH-60R[5 ]
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 3 ( VRC-30 ) “ Providers ” withC-2A greyhound
That ’s a draw of air might .
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aiyana S. Paschal
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