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An aircraft director guides an F/A-18C Hornet onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 1, 2011. The Harry S. Truman is supporting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications.

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An aircraft director guides an F/A-18C Hornet onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 1, 2011. The Harry S. Truman is supporting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications.

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