MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 7, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 is fully loaded with 10 GBU-32 1,000 pound bombs aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77). George Bush, part of the George Bush Carrier Strike Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests in Europe and Africa.

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