EDITERRANEAN SEA (Dec. 9, 2016) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, left, and an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, prepares to launch during night flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike, currently deployed as part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, is with the conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests in Europe.

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