Posted: 12/01/2012
Navy Lt. Matt Reed launches defensive flares during a flight from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea, Nov. 21 2012. The VFA-83 and Dwight D. Eisenhower are returning to Norfolk after operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and maritime security. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Greg Linderman