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U.S. Navy sailors launch an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower under way in the Atlantic Ocean, June 22, 2012. The Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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U.S. Navy sailors launch an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower under way in the Atlantic Ocean, June 22, 2012. The Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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