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In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Flying Checkmates" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Friday, June 28, 2024. The newly-inaugurated Freedom Edge exercise is wrapping up in the East China Sea, having brought together Japanese, South Korean and American naval assets for multi-domain maneuvers for the first time. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aaron Haro Gonzalez/U.S. Navy via AP)