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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft prepares to launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while underway in the Pacific Ocean on April 28, 2008. The Nimitz is operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft prepares to launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while underway in the Pacific Ocean on April 28, 2008. The Nimitz is operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

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