0909168960W-174 INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 16, 2009) An F/A 18F Hornet assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) to refuel airborne alert fighters. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are underway on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. Navy

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