THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Flight Operations

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2007) – An MV-22 Osprey prepares to land aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06). This was first time that an Osprey has embarked in a non-U.S. ship. U.S. Navy photo by Darby Allen (RELEASED)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2007) - A Naval Aviator attached to the "Raging Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, climbs out from the cockpit of an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) in preparation for deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr. (RELEASED)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2007) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate Equipment Airman Benjamin Shaw stands by to lead the arresting wire back into the flight deck as an F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to make an arrested recovery aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in their Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) in preparation for deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr. (RELEASED)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 9, 2007) - A final checker waits for a signal before giving the thumbs up to launch an aircraft from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) in preparation for deployment to the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr. (RELEASED)

ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 9, 2007) - A landing signal officer watches as an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to "The Raging Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, approaches the flight deck during flight operations on board Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX) in preparation for deployment to the Persian Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes (RELEASED)