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Air department personnel hold-up a weight box as they prepare for the next launch on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during the Carrier Wing 11 end of deployment fly-off Nov. 7, 2005.

Launch Prep

Air department personnel hold-up a weight box as they prepare for the next launch on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during the Carrier Wing 11 end of deployment fly-off Nov. 7, 2005.

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