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A U.S. Navy plane handler guides an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft to a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in preparation for launch on May 13, 2006. The Roosevelt is underway maintaining qualifications as part of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan.

A U.S. Navy plane handler guides an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft to a catapult.

A U.S. Navy plane handler guides an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft to a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in preparation for launch on May 13, 2006. The Roosevelt is underway maintaining qualifications as part of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan.

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