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MIDDLE EAST(April 29, 2009) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 breaks away from his wingman during a close air support mission supporting coalition forces over Afghanistan. VFA-103 is part of Carrier Air Wing 7, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is underway on a scheduled deployment supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations and operate in international waters across the globe.  U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Charlie Escher (RELEASED)

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Photo description

Photo Date
April 29, 2009
Photographer
Lt. Charlie Escher 
Caption Writer
Oscar Sosa
Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy
Primary Equipment
F/A-18
Other Visible Equipment
Not available
Plane Number
Not available
Base
Not available
Tail Code
Not available
Squadron
Not available
Comments/Notes
Not available