Being an F-18 pilot takes hours of training and practice. After pilots have made a specific score on landing and taking off during the day, the lights turn off, and the stakes are higher.

Each pilot has to land in the middle of the ocean, on an aircraft carrier, in the middle of the night. Lieutenant Andrew Mueller, F-18 Instructor Pilot, explained that this is important for all ...

An F/A-18 Super Hornet landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Gomez An F/A-18 fighter jet went ...

Official photos also show that the Carrier Air Wing 5—attached to the George Washington —conducted field carrier landing practice at Iwo To, a Japanese island 750 miles south of Tokyo.

US Navy Photo An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) went overboard on Tuesday during an attempted landing on the aircraft carrier, a defense official confirmed to USNI News.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official ...