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U.S. Navy sailors launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2, from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, July 8, 2015. The Ronald Reagan is underway off the coast of southern California.

U.S. Navy sailors launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2, from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, July 8, 2015. The Ronald Reagan is underway off the coast of southern California.

U.S. Navy sailors launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2, from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, July 8, 2015. The Ronald Reagan is underway off the coast of southern California.

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