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A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 31 to a catapult aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, under way in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 30, 2008.

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A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 31 to a catapult aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, under way in the Gulf of Oman, Oct. 30, 2008.

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