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U.S. flattop George Washington

U.S. flattop George Washington

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows FA-18 fighters on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft-carrier George Washington in the Pacific off Okinawa Prefecture in Japan on Nov. 27, 2013.

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Enterprise on final voyage

Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows an FA-18 fighter in the hangar of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 5, 2012, during the vessel's last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Enterprise on final voyage

Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows FA-18 fighters preparing to take off from the deck of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 5, 2012, during its last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Enterprise on final voyage

Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows an FA-18 fighter taking off from the deck of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 5, 2012, during the vessel's last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Landing practice for U.S. carrier-based aircraft

Landing practice for U.S. carrier-based aircraft

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A U.S. Navy FA-18 fighter conducts touch-and-go landing practice on Iwoto Island in the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo, on May 16, 2012, which was open to the press. Japan's Defense Ministry is considering moving the drill for carrier-based aircraft on the island in the Pacific to Mage Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - An FA-18 air fighter approaches the U.S. carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - FA-18 air fighters prepare to take off on the U.S. carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - FA-18 air fighters from the carrier George Washington fly in formation after being refueled by an air tanker over the Pacific near Okinawa Island on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - An FA-18 air fighter from the U.S. carrier George Washington is being refueled by an air tanker over the Pacific near Okinawa Island on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Landing practice for U.S. carrier-based aircraft

Landing practice for U.S. carrier-based aircraft

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A U.S. Navy FA-18 fighter conducts touch-and-go landing practice on Iwoto Island in the village of Ogasawara, Tokyo, on May 16, 2012, which was open to the press. Japan's Defense Ministry is considering moving the drill for carrier-based aircraft on the island in the Pacific to Mage Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - An FA-18 air fighter approaches the U.S. carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - FA-18 air fighters prepare to take off on the U.S. carrier George Washington in the Pacific near Minamidaito Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010, during a joint drill with the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - An FA-18 air fighter from the U.S. carrier George Washington is being refueled by an air tanker over the Pacific near Okinawa Island on Dec. 8, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - FA-18 air fighters from the carrier George Washington fly in formation after being refueled by an air tanker over the Pacific near Okinawa Island on Dec. 8, 2010. (Kyodo)

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U.S.-Japan Friendship Day

U.S.-Japan Friendship Day

An FA-18 fighter is displayed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 5, 2019, during the U.S.-Japan Friendship Day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. air base in Iwakuni, Japan

U.S. air base in Iwakuni, Japan

Photo taken Dec. 6, 2018, shows Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in western Japan. A U.S. Marines FA-18 jet and KC-130 tanker plane collided and crashed off the western Japan coast the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayor of Iwakuni, Japan

Mayor of Iwakuni, Japan

Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni, speaks in the city on Dec. 6, 2018, after a U.S. Marines FA-18 jet and KC-130 tanker plane collided and crashed off the western Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Dec. 6, 2018, shows search and rescue operations under way by a Japanese Coast Guard ship about 100 kilometers south of Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, following a collision and the subsequent crash of an FA-18 jet and a KC-130 tanker plane of the U.S. Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Dec. 6, 2018, shows search and rescue operations under way by a Japanese Coast Guard ship about 100 kilometers south of Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, following a collision and the subsequent crash of an FA-18 jet and a KC-130 tanker plane of the U.S. Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Dec. 6, 2018, shows search and rescue operations under way by a Japanese Coast Guard ship about 100 kilometers south of Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, following a collision and the subsequent crash of an FA-18 jet and a KC-130 tanker plane of the U.S. Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FA-18 fighter

FA-18 fighter

An FA-18 fighter jet lands at the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on March 26, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FA-18 fighters in Japan

FA-18 fighters in Japan

A fleet of FA-18 U.S. fighter jets arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in western Japan on March 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FA-18 fighters in Japan

FA-18 fighters in Japan

A fleet of FA-18 U.S. fighter jets arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in western Japan on March 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FA-18 fighters in Japan

FA-18 fighters in Japan

A fleet of FA-18 U.S. fighter jets arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in western Japan on March 30, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FA-18 fighter

FA-18 fighter

An FA-18 fighter jet lands at the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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