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PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2016) Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Blue Diamonds of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 for launch on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine training operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman David Claypool/ Released)