MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 23, 2017) Sailors position an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 on a catapult for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77) to conduct strike operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The George Bush Carrier Strike Group is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests.

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