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A T-45 Goshawk aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing 1 is readied for launch from the No. 1 steam-powered catapult on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2008. Lincoln is conducting training and carrier qualifications.

LAUNCH READY

A T-45 Goshawk aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing 1 is readied for launch from the No. 1 steam-powered catapult on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 11, 2008. Lincoln is conducting training and carrier qualifications.

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