120615-N-EY938-594 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jun. 15, 2012) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 waits to move into position on a bow catapult of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as the deck crew resets the catapult following a launch. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is forward deployed to Japan and is conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea. ( Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Denver Applehans/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - A jet waits to move into position on a bow catapult.

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