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U.S. Navy aircraft directors signal an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 102 onto catapult No. 3 in preparation for evening flight operations on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk, Oct. 24, 2006. Kitty Hawk operates out of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

SUPER HORNET

U.S. Navy aircraft directors signal an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 102 onto catapult No. 3 in preparation for evening flight operations on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk, Oct. 24, 2006. Kitty Hawk operates out of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

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