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U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 fly in formation during an airpower demonstration above aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2015. The Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, were in the 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to their home port after a Middle East and Western Pacific deployment.

U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 fly in formation during an airpower demonstration above aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2015. The Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, were in the 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to their home port after a Middle East and Western Pacific deployment.

U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 fly in formation during an airpower demonstration above aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2015. The Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, were in the 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to their home port after a Middle East and Western Pacific deployment.

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