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Caption:
At sea aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) Nov. 9, 2002. Three
Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) F/A-18 Hornets fly a missing
man formation over the ship during a memorial service for Lieutenant
Commander Robert Clukey III. Clukey was declared dead after his
F/A-18C Hornet crashed into the Aegean Sea near Bari, Italy, Nov.
3 while he was flying a training mission. Clukey was assigned to
the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Thirty-Four (VFA-34)
currently embarked aboard the Washington. The Norfolk, Va. based George
Washington and Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are currently on a
regularly scheduled six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class T.J. Talarico. (RELEASED)
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