Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Steven Moore, from Virginia Beach, Va., signals that an F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 is ready to for launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner, ) USS Carl Vinson activity 140926-N-TP834-073

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