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U.S. Navy Airman Yuri Fernandez looks towards the bow of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to ensure there are no personnel near the catapults before flight operations, in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 1, 2008. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are underway on a scheduled deployment. Fernandez is an aviation boatswain's mate.

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U.S. Navy Airman Yuri Fernandez looks towards the bow of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt to ensure there are no personnel near the catapults before flight operations, in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 1, 2008. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are underway on a scheduled deployment. Fernandez is an aviation boatswain's mate.

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