161207-N-SX614-032 KEY WEST, Florida (December 7, 2016)

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KEY WEST, Florida (December 7, 2016) 40 T-45 Goshawk jets from Chief of Naval Air Training Command sit on Naval Air Station Key West’s Boca Chica Field preparing for their aircraft carrier qualifications. The student aviators are flying the T-45s during Field Carrier Landing Practice before they head out to the carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) for their first aircraft carrier landings. NAS Key West is a state-of-the-art facility for air-to-air combat fighter aircraft of all military services and provides world-class pierside support to U.S. and foreign naval vessels.. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody R. Babin/Released)