MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 11, 2013) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the German navy frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) transits alongside. Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Naval Station Norfolk on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider/Released) 130311-N-XQ474-4

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 11, 2013) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the German navy frigate FGS Hamburg (F220) transits alongside. Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Naval Station Norfolk on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider/Released) 130311-N-XQ474-431 Join the conversation USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations. (8551632563)

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