Undisclosed Location, United States. 23 March, 2026. A U.S. Navy catapult director signals a F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft, attached to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron 41, the okay for launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury, March 23, 2026, from an Undisclosed Location. Credit: US Navy/U.S. Navy/Alamy Live News

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