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BAY OF BENGAL (Sept. 7, 2007) -An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 102 Diamondbacks and an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (middle), two Sea Harriers from the Indian Navy (left) and two Jaguars from the Indian Air Force (right) fly past USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during exercise Malabar 07-2 Sept. 7. More than 20,000 personnel are participating in Exercise Malabar 07-2. This multinational exercise includes naval forces from India, Australia, Japan, Singapore and the United States. VFA-102 is one of the nine squadrons assigned to the Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan-based Carrier Air Wing Five, which is assigned to USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is more than three months into its summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jarod Hodge