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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Afterburners glow as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) while the ship conducts flight operations in the Persian Gulf on June 10, 2006. Enterprise and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 are conducting maritime security operations in the area.

Afterburners glow as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck.

Afterburners glow as an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) while the ship conducts flight operations in the Persian Gulf on June 10, 2006. Enterprise and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 are conducting maritime security operations in the area.

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