An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 passes the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen on approach to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, not pictured. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 passes the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen on approach to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, not pictured. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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