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A U.S. Navy flight deck handler guides an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft into position for launch aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt under way in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 19, 2006.

Into Position

A U.S. Navy flight deck handler guides an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft into position for launch aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt under way in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 19, 2006.

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