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    Field Carrier Landing Practice

    IWO TO, JAPAN

    10.16.2007

    Photo by Seaman Gabriel Weber 

    U.S. Navy           

    An FA-18/F Super Hornet assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, performs touch and go flight operations on the island of Iwo To, formerly known as Iwo Jima, during field carrier landing practice. FCLP drills are used to simulate landing jets on aircraft carriers at sea. VFA-102 is forward deployed to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, as part of Carrier Air Wing Five.

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    Date Taken: 10.16.2007
    Date Posted: 10.24.2007 09:35
    Photo ID: 62519
    VIRIN: 071016-N-5253W-004
    Resolution: 2100x1500
    Size: 500.42 KB
    Location: IWO TO, JP

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