230627-N-MH015-1268 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 27, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during the fly-off for aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 concluding a seven-month deployment to 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations (AO). Nimitz’s presence in 3rd and 7th Fleet AOs reinforced the United States’ commitment to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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