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An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on March 28, 2007, in the Arabian Gulf. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 7 are conducting a dual-carrier exercise with the USS Stennis Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 9 during maritime security operations.

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on March 28, 2007, in the Arabian Gulf. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 7 are conducting a dual-carrier exercise with the USS Stennis Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing 9 during maritime security operations.

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