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Sailors prepare to launch a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137 from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as another F/A-18E launches during night operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 4, 2016. Navy photo by Seaman Daniel P. Jackson Norgart

Ready and Launching

Sailors prepare to launch a Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137 from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as another F/A-18E launches during night operations in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 4, 2016. Navy photo by Seaman Daniel P. Jackson Norgart

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