USN F/A-18F 166673 "VANDY 1" of VX-9 "The Vampires" with USAF F-35A 18-5449 and 17-5241 of the 422d TES during Grey Flag, September 2025 #AvGeek #nasptmugu #Mugu #ptmugu #greyflag #photography #usnavy #usnavalaviation #OT #USAF #nasptmugu #Nikon #vandy1 #nikonphotgraphy #VX9 #F35C #cvvhrn

USN F/A-18F 166925 of VX-9 "The Vampires" on final for Pt. Mugu September 2025 pilot c/s is 'Lorax" #AvGeek #nasptmugu #Mugu #ptmugu #greyflag #photography #usnavy #usnavalaviation #nasptmugu #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #VX9 #FA18F #cvvhrn

USN F/A-18F, VX-9 "The Vampires" just past Mt. Whitney in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, April 2021 #VX9 #Sidewinder #NWSChinaLake #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #R2508 #cvvhrn #lowLevel

USN F-35C 168842 of VX-9 'Vampires" with IR suppressive skin on final for Pt. Mugu, August 2022 #VX9 #F35C #greyflag #spotter #photography #Nikon #vampires #mugu #nikonphotography #F35 #Stealth #cvvhrn

USN E/A-18G Growler 169213 of VX-9 “Vampires" with 2 ALQ-99 AND a AN/ALQ-249 Next Gen Mid jamming pods on final for Pt Mugu during Grey Flag, September 2025 #f18 #growler #vx9 #vampires #greyflag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #electronicattack #jamming #nasptmugu #cvvhrn #ALQ249 #ALQ99

In a Hornet that roared through the sky big and vast,
Flew Lorax the pilot, so fair and so fast.
I speak for the Vampires! He said oozing savoir-faire
“No bogeys, no bandits heck none welcome up there” #AvGeek #Mugu #ptmugu #greyflag #photography #Lorax #Nikon #nikonphotgraphy #VX9 #cvvhrn

USN F/A-18F 166673 "VANDY 1" of VX-9 "The Vampires" on final for Pt. Mugu September 2025 #AvGeek #nasptmugu #Mugu #ptmugu #greyflag #photography #usnavy #usnavalaviation #nasptmugu #Nikon #vandy1 #nikonphotgraphy #VX9 #F35C #cvvhrn

USN F/A-18F, VX-9 "The Vampires" just past Point D in the R-2508 Sidewinder Low Level Complex, April 2021 #VX9 #Sidewinder #NWSChinaLake #milair #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #R2508

USN F/A-18F 166673 "VANDY 1" of VX-9 "The Vampires" with USAF F-35A 18-5449 and 17-5241 of the 422d TES during Grey Flag, September 2025 #AvGeek #nasptmugu #Mugu #ptmugu #greyflag #photography #usnavy #usnavalaviation #OT #USAF #nasptmugu #Nikon #vandy1 #nikonphotgraphy #VX9 #F35C #cvvhrn

F/A-18's and F-35's return from the range during Grey Flag, September 2025 #f18 #growler #greyflag #mugu #ea18g #ea18growler #electronicattack #jamming #avgeek #nikon #aircraft #usnavy #Z9 #cvvhrn #VX9 #Vampires #OT #VX31 #RCAF