 Each landing is observed and graded by a Landing Signal Officer, a pilot who has been trained in the subspecialty of teaching aviators how to safely land on an aircraft carrier.VFA-204 made several appearances in the 2003 film Tears of the Sun starring Bruce Willis.In the film, the squadron flies several F/A-18A Hornets from the alongside several SH-60B Seahawk helicopters from HSL-37 stationed in Hawaii.