MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Feb. 21, 2017) Commander, Carrier Air Wing 8, Capt. James McCall, left, and Cmdr. Kevin Robb, executive officer of the "Black Lions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, perform a pre-flight check on an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Black Lions" aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Bush (CVN 77) in preparation for an aerial change of command. 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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