ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 27, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the waist catapults of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 27, 2012) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the waist catapults of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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