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16-6818 — - Lt. Pete "Smelly Cat" Daniels holds his F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA 136) "Knighthawks" and homeported at NAS Oceana, on taxiway Bravo at Naval Air Station Fallon as another F/A-18E Super Bug (166954, assigned to the VFA 86 "Sidewinders" and piloted by LCDR R.G. "Fleadip" Bieze) glides toward NFLs runway 31L.  Lt Daniels was taking off to participate in a Top Gun training mission while LCDR Bieze was returning from a just-completed TG sortie.  (I wish the day had been sunny, but Id have stood in the rain for this photo opportunity.)
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Lt. Pete "Smelly Cat" Daniels holds his F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Strike Fighter Squadron 136 (VFA 136) "Knighthawks" and homeported at NAS Oceana, on taxiway Bravo at Naval Air Station Fallon as another F/A-18E Super Bug (166954, assigned to the VFA 86 "Sidewinders" and piloted by LCDR R.G. "Fleadip" Bieze) glides toward NFL's runway 31L. Lt Daniels was taking off to participate in a Top Gun training mission while LCDR Bieze was returning from a just-completed TG sortie. (I wish the day had been sunny, but I'd have stood in the rain for this photo opportunity.)

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