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Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse L. Alvarado ensures the tail hook of a F-14D Tomcat of Fighter Attack Squadron 31 is properly seated during his pre-launch checks aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on March 26, 2005. Roosevelt is currently underway for training in the Atlantic Ocean.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse L. Alvarado ensures the tail hook of a F-14D Tomcat is properly seated.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse L. Alvarado ensures the tail hook of a F-14D Tomcat of Fighter Attack Squadron 31 is properly seated during his pre-launch checks aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on March 26, 2005. Roosevelt is currently underway for training in the Atlantic Ocean.

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