A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Mediterranean Sea Nov. 5, 2013. The Nimitz was deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.
MCSN Kole E. Carpenter
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