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Navy plane captains stand by for the next launch cycle of flight operations to begin onboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Dec. 2, 2005. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.

Navy plane captains stand by for the next launch cycle of flight operations.

Navy plane captains stand by for the next launch cycle of flight operations to begin onboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Dec. 2, 2005. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.

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