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A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 143 that they are clear for launch during night flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 19, 2005.

A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet.

A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain Mate signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 143 that they are clear for launch during night flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 19, 2005.

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