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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt perform practice catapult launches on the flight deck in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 25, 2013. The Roosevelt is underway for the first time in four years, conducting sea trials.

PRACTICE LAUNCHES

U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt perform practice catapult launches on the flight deck in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 25, 2013. The Roosevelt is underway for the first time in four years, conducting sea trials.

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