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An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on May 6, 2007. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on deployment in support of maritime security operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft prepares to launch.

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on May 6, 2007. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on deployment in support of maritime security operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

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