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An F-14 Tomcat (left) launches from the waist catapult as four F/A-18 Hornets wait to launch from the bow catapults of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) as the aircraft carrier operates in the Adriatic Sea on Feb. 23, 1999. Elements of the Enterprise Battle Group are operating in the Adriatic and land based aircraft and support personnel are deploying to their forward staging bases in Europe for potential NATO air operations.

An F-14 Tomcat launches as four F/A-18 Hornets wait to launch from the USS Enterprise.

An F-14 Tomcat (left) launches from the waist catapult as four F/A-18 Hornets wait to launch from the bow catapults of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) as the aircraft carrier operates in the Adriatic Sea on Feb. 23, 1999. Elements of the Enterprise Battle Group are operating in the Adriatic and land based aircraft and support personnel are deploying to their forward staging bases in Europe for potential NATO air operations.

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