Posted: 08/01/2009
Capt. Bret Batchelder, commander, Carrier Air Wing 11, makes a high-speed pass in an F/A-18C Hornet assigned the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron 97 over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz before his 1000th arrested landing. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are underway for their scheduled 2009 deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Hepburn