SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 22, 2017) An F/A 18E Super Hornet from the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 takes off from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship and its carrier strike group are on a western Pacific deployment as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet.

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