JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 13, 2018) An F/A-18 Hornet was hoisted off its racks temporarily at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast on Feb. 13, 2018. The plane is receiving a center-barrel replacement among other maintenance at the facility aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Planes designated for center-barrel replacement, the piece of the fuselage between the wings, are literally split in half, then put back together with a new center barrel. ( Navy

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