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Steam from the catapult envelopes some of the flight deck crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt during flight operations in the Persian Gulf Jan. 12, 2006.

Rising Steam

Steam from the catapult envelopes some of the flight deck crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt during flight operations in the Persian Gulf Jan. 12, 2006.

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