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A Navy F/A-18 Hornet zooms overhead as it makes its approach for an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 9, 2005. The Reagan is conducting carrier qualifications for the various West Coast fleet replacement squadrons.

A Navy F/A-18 Hornet zooms overhead.

A Navy F/A-18 Hornet zooms overhead as it makes its approach for an arrested landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 9, 2005. The Reagan is conducting carrier qualifications for the various West Coast fleet replacement squadrons.

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