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An E-2C Hawkeye launches from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 9, 2011. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf. The Hawkeye is assigned to Airborne Early-Warning Squadron 112.

HAWKEYE LAUNCH

An E-2C Hawkeye launches from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 9, 2011. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf. The Hawkeye is assigned to Airborne Early-Warning Squadron 112.

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