What a Carrier Launch looks like from 20 feet away

Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 conduct the final flight operations in direct support of Operation Inherent Resolve aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the area supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, conducting maritime security operations, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, and theater security cooperation efforts. video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James B