0908073038W-148 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Warhawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are underway on a scheduled 2009 deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. Navy

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