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Two sailors stand nearby as another sailor fits an ordnance to an aircraft on the deck of a ship.

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Sailors load ordnance onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in support of Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 1, 2026.

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