090529-N-6984M-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 29, 2009) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ÒRoyal MacesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the ÒDiamondbacksÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 waits to launch on the opposite catapult. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier, is underway conducting a Combat Operations Efficiency evaluation in the western Pacific Ocean. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John J. Mike/Released)
090529-N-6984M-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 29, 2009) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ÒRoyal MacesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the ÒDiamondbacksÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 waits to launch on the opposite catapult. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier, is underway conducting a Combat Operations Efficiency evaluation in the western Pacific Ocean. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John J. Mike/Released) US Navy 090529-N-6984M-004 An F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)
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