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Flight deck crew prepare to launch the next aircraft in the launch cycle, March 26, 2008, after successfully catapulting an F/A-18 Hornet from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during flight operations in the Persian Gulf. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations.

PREPARING FOR LAUNCH

Flight deck crew prepare to launch the next aircraft in the launch cycle, March 26, 2008, after successfully catapulting an F/A-18 Hornet from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman during flight operations in the Persian Gulf. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 are deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations.

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