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An EA-6B Prowler aircraft prepares to launch from one of the four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on Oct. 8, 2006. The Stennis is participating in a composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean.

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft prepares to launch from one of the four steam-powered catapults.

An EA-6B Prowler aircraft prepares to launch from one of the four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on Oct. 8, 2006. The Stennis is participating in a composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean.

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