111222-N-RG587-016 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 22, 2011) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are underway on a western Pacific deployment. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Dean M. Cates/Released) US Navy 111222-N-RG587-016 An F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 makes an arrested landing on the flight deck aboard

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