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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet (right) and an F/A-18F Super Hornet prepare to launch from the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the Brazilian Navy aircraft carrier Bns Sao Paulo (A12) steams along side in the South Atlantic on June 8, 2004. The U.S. Navy's newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is circumnavigating South America en route to its new homeport of San Diego, Calif., while participating in exercise Summer Pulse '04.

An F/A-18E and an F/A-18F prepare to launch from the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

An F/A-18E Super Hornet (right) and an F/A-18F Super Hornet prepare to launch from the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the Brazilian Navy aircraft carrier Bns Sao Paulo (A12) steams along side in the South Atlantic on June 8, 2004. The U.S. Navy's newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is circumnavigating South America en route to its new homeport of San Diego, Calif., while participating in exercise Summer Pulse '04.

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