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    Nimitz conducts flight operations [Image 6 of 14]

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    A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet (Bureau Number 400) is captured during a carrier arrested landing or catapult launch on what appears to be an aircraft carrier flight deck. The aircraft is equipped with external fuel tanks and ordnance pylons, and a tailhook cable is visibly engaged beneath the fuselage. The image is taken during golden hour lighting conditions, creating a dramatic silhouette effect.

    210117-N-JX182-1024 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 17, 2021) An F/A-18C Hornet, from the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz, the flagship of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles DeParlier/Released)

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    Date Taken: 01.17.2021
    Date Posted: 01.18.2021 17:31
    Photo ID: 6485166
    VIRIN: 210117-N-JX182-1024
    Resolution: 4971x2349
    Size: 555.4 KB
    Location: ARABIAN SEA

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