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VFA-137 F/A-18E crashes during approach to land on CVN 70

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A F/A-18E from VFA-137 crashed while on final approach to land on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the Celebes Sea on Apr. 21.

US Navy 120216-N-VO377-442 An F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 approaches the flight deck of the
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan P. Idle [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Carl Vinson CSG to arrive in South Korean waters next week

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The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is expected to arrive off the eastern part of South Korea on Apr. 25, South Korean officials disclosed.

170204-N-BL637-204 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 04, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)
170204-N-BL637-204 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 04, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)

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