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An F/A-18E Super Hornet belches fire as it launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2009. The USS Abraham Lincoln is conducting sustainment training and carrier qualifications.

HORNET'S FIRE

An F/A-18E Super Hornet belches fire as it launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2009. The USS Abraham Lincoln is conducting sustainment training and carrier qualifications.

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