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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air-power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2015. The Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are in the 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to homeport after a Middle East and Western Pacific deployment. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81.

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during an air-power demonstration in the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2015. The Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are in the 3rd Fleet area of operations returning to homeport after a Middle East and Western Pacific deployment. The Super Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81.

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