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An F/A-18C Hornet catapults off the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, March 29, 2011. The carrier is providing humanitarian assistance to Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. The hornet is part of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323.

HORNET CATAPULT

An F/A-18C Hornet catapults off the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, March 29, 2011. The carrier is providing humanitarian assistance to Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. The hornet is part of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323.

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