1007276935K-008 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 27, 2010) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 drops flares as it breaks the sound barrier during an air power demonstration for Tiger Cruise 2010 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is hosting a two-day Tiger Cruise as it makes its way to its homeport of Norfolk, Va., after completing a seven-month deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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