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An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, June 15, 2009. This landing marked the end of daylight flight operations and the transition into night flight operations. Ronald Reagan is currently underway on a routine deployment to the Western Pacific.

FLIGHT TRANSITION

An F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, June 15, 2009. This landing marked the end of daylight flight operations and the transition into night flight operations. Ronald Reagan is currently underway on a routine deployment to the Western Pacific.

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