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An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron 143 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, April 7, 2007.

PUKIN' DOGS

An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron 143 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, April 7, 2007.

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