The U.S. Navy's multi-mission, all-weather, potent strike-fighter, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, stands guard in front of the Stars and Stripes at sunrise at the F/A-18E/F Integrated Test Team facility at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD. The Super Hornets passed the 1,500 flight-hour mark Aug. 29 1997.