Soooo a Salty Dog and a Vampire walk into a bar... F/A-18F's of VX-9 "The Vampires" and VX-23 "Salty Dogs" returning from the exercise area to Pt. Mugu, during Grey Flag, September 2025 #AvGeek #Mugu #ptmugu #greyflag #photography #VX23 #nasptmugu #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #VX9 #FA18F #cvvhrn

USN F/A-18F 166449 of VX-23 "Salty Dogs" on final for Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag, September 2025. #f18 #vx23 #saltydogs #greyflag #mugu #FA18F #VX23 #aircraft #usnavy #milair #AvGeek #photography #Nikon #Z9 #cvvhrn #nasptmugu #mugu

So a Vampire and a Salty Dog walk into an OC and say.... VX-23 and VX-9 F/A-18F's returning to Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag, September 2025 #AvGeek #nasptmugu #Mugu #ptmugu #greyflag #photography #usnavy #usnavalaviation #nasptmugu #Nikon #VX9 #FA18F #VX23 #Vampires #cvvhrn #SaltyDogs

USN E/A-18F 166449 of VX-23 "Salty Dogs" aon final for Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag, September 2025. #f18 #vx23 #saltydogs #greyflag #mugu #FA18F #VX23 #aircraft #usnavy #milair #AvGeek #photography #Nikon #Z9 #cvvhrn #nasptmugu #mugu

USN E/A-18F 166449 of VX-23 "Salty Dogs" about to cross the sun on final for Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag, September 2025. #f18 #vx23 #saltydogs #greyflag #mugu #FA18F #VX23 #aircraft #usnavy #milair #AvGeek #photography #Nikon #Z9 #cvvhrn #nasptmugu #mugu

USN E/A-18Gs of VX-23 "Salty Dogs" and VX-31 "Dust Devils" in the break at Pt. Mugu. One of the Growlers is not like the other why? August 2023 #f18 #growler #vx23 #saltydogs #greyflag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #VX23 #electronicattack #jamming #aircraft #usnavy #VX31 #DustDevils

USN E/A-18G of VX-23 "Salty Dogs", working the downwind leg at Pt. Mugu with NextGen Mid jamming pods #f18 #growler #vx23 #saltydogs #greyflag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #VX23 #satlydogs #electronicattack #jamming #fighterjet #aircraft #usnavy

E/A-18G Growler 169125 of VX-23 “Salty Dogs" with a closeup 2 Next Gen Mid jamming pods on final for Pt Mugu during Grey Flag, August 2022 #f18 #growler #vx23 #saltydogs #greyflag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #electronicattack #jamming #fighterjet #aircraft #usnavy #usnavalaviation #nasptmugu

USN E/A-18G of VX-23 "Salty Dogs", in the break during Grey Flag 2022 Note the NexGen Mid jamming pods #f18 #growler #saltydogs #greyfkag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #VX23 #satlydogs #electronicattack #jamming #fighterjet #aircraft #usnavy

USN E/A-18G of VX-23 "Salty Dogs", working the downwind leg at Pt. Mugu The sun angle and building marine layer made for cool lighting #f18 #growler #vx23 #saltydogs #greyfkag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #VX23 #satlydogs #electronicattack #jamming #fighterjet #aircraft #usnavy