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An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 27 launches off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk and through a rainbow during an afternoon shower, Dec. 7, 2005. The Kitty Hawk is the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan.

Rainbow Takeoff

An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron 27 launches off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk and through a rainbow during an afternoon shower, Dec. 7, 2005. The Kitty Hawk is the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan.

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