E-2C Hawkeye, previously assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, launches from the fl

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E-2C Hawkeye, previously assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz and George Washington Carrier Strike Groups performed a plane swap between VAW-117 and VAW-115

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