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FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Dec. 3, 2007) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, makes a sharp turn above the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are underway on a regular scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr. (Released)
Emergency services crews are responding to the crash of a Navy F/A-18E near Trona, CA. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake firefighters are currently on scene with Navy Security Forces. The aircraft is apparently from Naval Air Station Lemoore.