A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 launches from the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) Nov. 7, 2013, in the South China Sea. The George Washington and the embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 were on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
MC3 Paolo Bayas
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