MELBOURNE, Australia – This year, the U.S. Navy is commemorating the 35^th anniversary of the F/A-18 Hornet’s first flight. Operated by the U.S. Navy and seven international partners, the F/A-18 Hornet has evolved into two new aircraft -- the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler. Presently, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the only international partner that flies the Super Hornet and, in the near future, the Growler. From left, Mike Gibbons, vice president of the F/A-18 and EA-18 Programs for Boeing Military Aircraft; Air Marshal Geoff Brown, chief of the RAAF; Rear Adm. Donald Gaddis, of the U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft; John Munare, Northrop Grumman Co., F/A-18 program manager; and Michael Wilking of General Electric; stand behind a model of the EA-18G Growler presented to the RAAF during the Senior Partnering Board on Feb. 27. For more information about the Legacy Hornet, Super Hornet and Growler, visit www.navair.navy.mil/hornet. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)