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Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo Ramos watches one aircraft launch as an F-14 Tomcat is readied for the catapult on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Dec. 20, 2005. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Eleazer is a Navy quartermaster onboard the aircraft carrier.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo Ramos watches one aircraft launch as an F-14 Tomcat is readied.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ricardo Ramos watches one aircraft launch as an F-14 Tomcat is readied for the catapult on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Dec. 20, 2005. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. Eleazer is a Navy quartermaster onboard the aircraft carrier.

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