F/A-18F Super Hornet carrier flight deck launch

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061106-N-1063M-002 Arabian Sea (Nov. 6, 2006) –

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Jolly Rogers†of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VFA-103), launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are currently on a scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations and the global war on terrorism.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dale Miller (RELEASED)

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this pic taken in 2001 aboard the carrier roosevelt.this is the first plane of the first sortie in action taken against the taliban.the flag in corner is the flag recovered from the trade center sent over to fly on the roosevelt.pic sent to me by my cousin.