070808-N-9760Z-031 PACIFIC OCEAN (August 08, 2007) - An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launches off the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW) 11 are deployed in the 7th Fleet area of operations participating in exercise Valiant Shield 2007. Valiant Shield, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft, and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast G
070808-N-9760Z-031 PACIFIC OCEAN (August 08, 2007) - An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Black Aces" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launches off the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eleven (CVW) 11 are deployed in the 7th Fleet area of operations participating in exercise Valiant Shield 2007. Valiant Shield, the largest joint exercise in recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft, and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Zaragoza (RELEASED) US Navy 070808-N-9760Z-031 An F-A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the
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