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A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet flies over the desert of southern Afghanistan providing support to coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2008. The aircraft and its pilot are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113, from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14.

AFGHANISTAN HORNET

A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet flies over the desert of southern Afghanistan providing support to coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan, Oct. 9, 2008. The aircraft and its pilot are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113, from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14.

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