A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 prepares for launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) June 13, 2013, while underway in the Gulf of Oman. The Nimitz Strike Group was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.
MC3 Raul Moreno Jr.
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