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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air-power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 30, 2015. The Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are in the 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to homeport after deploying to the Middle East and western Pacific. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air-power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 30, 2015. The Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are in the 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to homeport after deploying to the Middle East and western Pacific. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air-power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 30, 2015. The Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are in the 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to homeport after deploying to the Middle East and western Pacific. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81.

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