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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 14 launches off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, May 30, 2009. Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 are conducting a training exercise off the coast of Southern California to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 14 launches off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, May 30, 2009. Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 are conducting a training exercise off the coast of Southern California to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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