070809-N-9760Z-044 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2007) - An F/A-18C, assigned to the "Sunliners" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, prepares to land on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and embarked (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, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. Navy photo by
070809-N-9760Z-044 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2007) - An F/A-18C, assigned to the "Sunliners" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, prepares to land on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and embarked (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, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo Zaragoza (RELEASED) US Navy 070809-N-9760Z-044 An F-A-18C, assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, prepares to land on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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