A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz June 29, 2013 operating in the Arabian Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

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A US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter aircraft prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz June 29, 2013 operating in the Arabian Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.

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Size: 5401px × 3254px
Location: Arabian Sea
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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