071105-N-4166B-012 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2007) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 waits to launch off the flight deck of the aNimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are underway off the coast of Southern California participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX). Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordon R. Beesley (RELEASED) US Navy 071105-N-4166B-012 An F-A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 1

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071105-N-4166B-012 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2007) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 waits to launch off the flight deck of the aNimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are underway off the coast of Southern California participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMTUEX). Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordon R. Beesley (RELEASED) US Navy 071105-N-4166B-012 An F-A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, waits to launch off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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