230123-N-FE499-1141 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 23, 2023) An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet, attached to the "Wildcats" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131, prepares to land on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Ike is underway conducting ammunition onload, flight deck certification and air wing qualification as part of the its tailored basic phase prior to deployment.

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