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U.S. Navy sailors perform startup checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on Feb. 8, 2007, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower is underway in the Arabian Sea in support of maritime security operations.

U.S. Navy sailors perform startup checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft.

U.S. Navy sailors perform startup checks on an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on Feb. 8, 2007, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower is underway in the Arabian Sea in support of maritime security operations.

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