A F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet lands on the deck of the USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier after a routine flight during a deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

A F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet lands on the deck of the USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier after a routine flight during a deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

A F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet lands on the deck of the USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier after a routine flight during a deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Three A F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet seen parked on the deck of the USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier as a MH-60 Seahawk helicopter flies by during a deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Three A F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet seen parked on the deck of the USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier during a deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

A crew member tows a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet via a small towing vehicle on the deck of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Crew members signal to a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet preparing to take off for a routine flight on board the U.S. USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Crew members signal to a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet preparing to take off for a routine flight on board the U.S. USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

Crew members signal to a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet preparing to take off for a routine flight on board the U.S. USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

The pilot of a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet looks on through the jet?s cockpit before taking off for a routine flight during a deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

A F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet prepares to take off for a routine flight on board the U.S. USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a routine deployment to the South China Sea, Mid-Sea, January 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is seen making its way to runway for landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed 

Shooter and Controler prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet to be catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A flight deck crew signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet to the runway of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is escorted to its parking by a crew on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed 

Shooter and Controller prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet to be catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet (C) is seen making its way to runway for landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18F Super Hornet is lowered to hanger bay of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An EA-18E Super Hornet is catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is catapulted off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Gulf, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), in Arabian Sea, July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019. Dan Snow/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS- THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. 

An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for take-off, onboard the USS Ronald Reagan, in the South China Sea September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

An F/A-18 Super Hornet pilot is seen inside the cockpit, onboard the USS Ronald Reagan, in the South China Sea September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

An F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off the USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan at the South China Sea September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

An F/A-18 Super Hornet lands on the deck of the USS Ronald Reagan at the South China Sea September 30, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip 

F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets fly over South Korean destroyers Sejong the Great and Yang Manchun and the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinsonas they transit the western Pacific Ocean May 3, 2017. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Handout via REUTERS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSTHIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (L) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer transit the western Pacific Ocean May 3, 2017. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers/Handout via REUTERS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSTHIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during flight operations in the western Pacific Ocean May 2, 2017. Picture taken May 2, 2017. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Granito/Handout via REUTERS FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSTHIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS 

An F/A-18F Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, is catapulted off the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, is catapulted off the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, is catapulted off the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18F Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, lands on the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, lands on the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18F Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, lands on the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, lands on the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18F Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, lands on the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, is catapulted off the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier, USS George H. W. Bush in Gulf of Oman in this photo taken on March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet lands on the deck of U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an annual joint military exercise called "Foal Eagle" between South Korea and U.S., in the Sea of Japan, South Korea, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

A F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet lands on the deck of U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an annual joint military exercise called "Foal Eagle" between South Korea and U.S., in the Sea of Japan, South Korea, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

A F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet approaches the deck of U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an annual joint military exercise called "Foal Eagle" between South Korea and U.S., in the Sea of Japan, South Korea, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off for Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands after returning from Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off for Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off for Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 18, 2016. Picture taken October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A U.S. Navy pilot is seen in his F/A-18E Super Hornet just before he takes off for Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 18, 2016. Picture taken October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

An aviation ordnanceman inspects a bomb on an F/A-18E Super Hornet just before take-off for Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 18, 2016. Picture taken October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A U.S. Navy pilot waits for his F/A-18E Super Hornet to be cleared for take off for Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 18, 2016. Picture taken October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A U.S Navy pilot is seen in his F/A-18E Super Hornet just before take off for Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 18, 2016. Picture taken October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A flight deck crew member stands next to an F/A-18E Super Hornet just before take off for Mosul, Iraq to provide air-support from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN 69 carrier in Arabia Gulf, October 18, 2016. Picture taken October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed