U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet over the Red Sea, March 23, 2025

A gray U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet banks in clear sky with under-wing stores, photographed from another aircraft. — U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)

U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis, distributed via DVIDS/Commons as image 8986809. The caption says a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 flies in the U.S. Central Command area of operations on March 23, 2025, as part of a large-scale operation against Iran-backed Houthis to restore freedom of navigation in the Red Sea. Archive item tied to October 2026 Gulf shipping and Red Sea security coverage, including the Al Jubayl tanker attacks dispatch.

What: U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet over the Red Sea, March 23, 2025
Where: Red Sea / U.S. Central Command AOR
When: Mar 23, 2025
Who: U.S. Air Force / U.S. Central Command (DVIDS)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Aircraft in flight over water; no people harmed on screen. Graphic level: none.

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U.S. Air Force / U.S. Central Command (DVIDS) · U.S. F/A-18s conduct operations in the Red Sea (DVIDS 8986809)

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Captured 23 March 2025. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Air Force / U.S. Central Command (DVIDS). Location: Red Sea / U.S. Central Command AOR.

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Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gerald R. Willis. License: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

Archive · 23 March 2025