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A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 103 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Sea on March 31, 2009. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is underway for a deployment in support of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces supporting maritime security operations.

An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 103 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Sea on March 31, 2009. The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is underway for a deployment in support of the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces supporting maritime security operations.

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