A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 is launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Aug. 1, 2013, while underway in the Gulf of Oman. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom.
MC3 Nathan R. McDonald
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