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Flight deck personnel prepare for a launch from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, Feb. 2, 2008, in the Persian Gulf.

LAUNCH PREPARATIONS

Flight deck personnel prepare for a launch from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, Feb. 2, 2008, in the Persian Gulf.

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