PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 20, 2017) Sailors prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 to be launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The ship is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications.

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