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    USS CARL VINSON FLIGHT OPERATIONS [Image 18 of 30]

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    A military jet aircraft, consistent with an F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet, is captured moments after catapult launch from an aircraft carrier flight deck. Two flight deck crew members wearing colored helmets and jerseys are visible in the foreground observing the launch. The image depicts standard carrier flight operations with personnel in appropriate safety gear.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    07.23.2018

    Photo by Seaman Apprentice Ethan Soto 

    U.S. Navy           

    180723-N-VQ841-0219
    PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2018) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Ethan J. Soto/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.23.2018
    Date Posted: 07.25.2018 00:32
    Photo ID: 4585296
    VIRIN: 180723-N-VQ841-0219
    Resolution: 4914x3171
    Size: 2.53 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
    Web Views: 67
    Downloads: 17

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