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Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2007) -- An F/A-18C, assigned to the "Sunliners"
of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, prepares to land on the flight
deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and embarked (CVW) 11 are deployed in
the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, participating in exercise
Valiant Shield 2007. Valiant Shield the largest joint exercise in
recent history, includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than
20,000 service members from the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast
Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class
Eduardo Zaragoza (RELEASED)
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