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Two sailors on a flight deck of a ship signal for the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet.

Launch Signal

Navy Airman Loren Rayner, left, and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Sean Griener signal the launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet, attached to the "Fighting Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron 32, during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea, Nov. 5, 2023. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region.

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