CHINA LAKE, Calif. (July 10, 2019) – An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the “Vampires” of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) descends onto the runway at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL). Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake resumed flight operations following a magnitude earthquake, which occurred near NAWSCL and the city of Ridgecrest, Calif., July 5 and a magnitude earthquake one day prior. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas Burgains)

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