Malabar 2005 Naval Exercise

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Antonio Peterson looks-on as an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Tophatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron Fourteen (VFA-14), performs a carrier arrested landing on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is currently participating in the exercise Malabar 2005 off the coast of India. The exercise is designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the cooperative security relationship between India and the United States. The at-sea exercise includes maritime interdiction, surface events, sub-surface, air events and personnel exchanges. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Elisabeth Ann Saccotelli