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A Navy flight deck crewman directs the pilots of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft as it prepares for a catapult launch from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while the aircraft carrier operates in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 2, 2006. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.

A Navy flight deck crewman directs the pilots of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft.

A Navy flight deck crewman directs the pilots of an F-14 Tomcat aircraft as it prepares for a catapult launch from the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while the aircraft carrier operates in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 2, 2006. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.

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