Posted 1/2/2009
GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 29, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Logan Judd mans the hot tractor station as an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Remus Borisov)