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Aircraft directors signal an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned onto a catapult in preparation for evening flight operations on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk, Oct. 24, 2006. The USS Kitty Hawk, is deployed off the coast of southern Japan.

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Aircraft directors signal an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned onto a catapult in preparation for evening flight operations on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk, Oct. 24, 2006. The USS Kitty Hawk, is deployed off the coast of southern Japan.

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