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Two sailors conduct maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet.

Conducting Maintenance

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ajvard Sinclair, left, and Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Roxann Baker, conduct maintenance on an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Fighting Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron 32, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 29, 2023. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world.

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