Above CAG Bird: Nate Leong caught United States Navy Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet 166629/200 of Strike Fighter Squadron 103 (VFA-103) - nicknamed the 'Jolly Rogers' - at Naval Air Station (NAS) Fallon in Nevada on October 28, 2021. Part of Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, the jet was taking part in a Strike Fighter Advance Readiness Program sortie. Left: While at NAS Fallon, Nate Leong also captured Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) 'Black Ravens' new CAG Bird - Boeing EA-18G Growler 168259/520 -arriving for a 'gas go'. The jet was one of four returning to their home base at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, following a deployment to Misawa in Japan supporting security and stability in the US 7th Fleet's area of operations.
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