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A final checker waits for a signal before giving the thumbs up to launch an aircraft from the USS Harry S. Truman, July 9, 2008. The USS Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for deployment to the Persian Gulf.

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A final checker waits for a signal before giving the thumbs up to launch an aircraft from the USS Harry S. Truman, July 9, 2008. The USS Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for deployment to the Persian Gulf.

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