A Navy F/A-18C Hornet fighter pilot performs pre-flight checks before launch from the flight deck on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during operations July 31, 2016 in the Arabian Sea. The flight sorties are in support of Operation Inherent Resolve against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria.

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A Navy F/A-18C Hornet fighter pilot performs pre-flight checks before launch from the flight deck on the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during operations July 31, 2016 in the Arabian Sea. The flight sorties are in support of Operation Inherent Resolve against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria.

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Size: 7052px × 4508px
Location: Arabian Sea
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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