Finnish Air Force pilot traps F/A-18C on CVN 72

Finland now has a fighter pilot qualified for aircraft carrier ops after Capt. Juha “Stallion” Jrvinen preformed an arrested landing on USS Abraham Lincoln on Mar. 17.

180317-N-FK070-0200 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2018) Finnish Air Force Capt. Juha Jarvinen exits his F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Sharpshooters of Marine Strike Fighter Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). This marks the first time a Finnish pilot has performed an arrested gear landing aboard an aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur/Released)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2018) Finnish Air Force Capt. Juha Jarvinen exits his F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Sharpshooters of Marine Strike Fighter Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). This marks the first time a Finnish pilot has performed an arrested gear landing aboard an aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur/Released)

Jrvinen is currently attached to VMFAT-101 to be trained as pilot instructor. He has been with the Finnish Air Force for 15 years.