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An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft taxis toward a bow catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 16, 2016. The pilots and aircraft are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 131. The Eisenhower and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Seaman Christopher A. Michaels

Getting Ready to Launch

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft taxis toward a bow catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, Oct. 16, 2016. The pilots and aircraft are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 131. The Eisenhower and its Carrier Strike Group are deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Seaman Christopher A. Michaels

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