Caption:
PERSIAN GULF (March 28, 2007) -- An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the
"Rampagers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, launches from the
flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower (CVN 69). Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air
Wing (CVW) 7 are conducting a dual-carrier exercise with the Stennis
Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9. This marks the first
time the Eisenhower and Stennis strike groups have operated together in
a joint exercise while deployed to 5th Fleet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Travis S. Alston (RELEASED)
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