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Light trails used to signal aircraft surround a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 122 as the aircraft prepares to launch from catapult one aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, March 17, 2010. The Stennis is under way off the coast of Southern California for squadron carrier qualifications.

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Light trails used to signal aircraft surround a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 122 as the aircraft prepares to launch from catapult one aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, March 17, 2010. The Stennis is under way off the coast of Southern California for squadron carrier qualifications.

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