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U.S. Navy Lt. Jim Imlah launches an F/A-18C Hornet from Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 323 from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska, June 22, 2009. The Stennis is participating in Northern Edge, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land.

ALASKAN HORNET

U.S. Navy Lt. Jim Imlah launches an F/A-18C Hornet from Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 323 from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Alaska, June 22, 2009. The Stennis is participating in Northern Edge, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land.

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