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U.S. sailors watch as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 27 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 17, 2014.

U.S. sailors watch as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 27 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 17, 2014.

U.S. sailors watch as an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 27 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 17, 2014.

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