PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 20, 2017) Sailors direct an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the "Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151 onto the catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The ship is underway conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications.

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