ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 5, 2017) Sailors stand by as an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the Optimized Fleet Response Plan.

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