A 40 second captures the full glory of US aircraft carrier's dominance at sea

US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez

Two F/A-18E Super Hornets from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participate in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

"If we look to the answer as to why for so many years we achieved so much, prospered as no other people on Earth, it was because here in this land we unleashed the energy and individual genius of man to a greater extent than has ever been done before."

So opens the 40 second video from the Texas Cinema Club on the might and glory of US aircraft carriers. The quote comes from Ronald Reagan's inaugural address in 1981.

The clip plays perfectly with Reagan's quote. The clip shows sailors and airmen operating one of the biggest and most complicated machines in history - a US Nimitz class aircraft carrier.

But as riveting as carrier operations are, the F-35C naval variant may have stolen the show.

Watch the full clip below: