Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Cooley, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 81, lowers the wing tip of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft to offload ordnance aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) underway in the Arabian Gulf on April 5, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are conducting maritime security operations and close-air support missions in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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