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A Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate signals an F/A-18 Hornet pilot as they get ready launch the aircraft from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on Oct. 18, 2005. Truman is conducting carrier qualifications and sustainment training with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 in the Atlantic Ocean.

A Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate signals an F/A-18 Hornet pilot.

A Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate signals an F/A-18 Hornet pilot as they get ready launch the aircraft from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on Oct. 18, 2005. Truman is conducting carrier qualifications and sustainment training with embarked Carrier Air Wing 3 in the Atlantic Ocean.

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