F/A-18E Super Hornet launchs from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz

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INDIAN OCEAN (June 4, 2013) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

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Keywords: /-18e, aircraft, carrier, hornet, jet, launch, super