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ATLANTIC OCEAN

06.24.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Clemente Lynch 

U.S. Navy           

160624-N-YB023-060
ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 24, 2016) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 performs a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). VX-23 is conducting tests of the Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies (MAGIC CARPET), which will provide improved safety, efficiency and success rates in recovering fixed-wing aircraft on board aircraft carriers. Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.24.2016
• Date Posted: 06.29.2016 00:03
• Photo ID: 2696146
• VIRIN: 160624-N-YB023-060
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.34 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN