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Flight deck crewman on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepare to tow an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft into position for flight operations as the ship operates in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 7, 2006.

Flight deck crewman on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepare to tow an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft.

Flight deck crewman on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepare to tow an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft into position for flight operations as the ship operates in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 7, 2006.

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