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A U.S. Navy plane captain prepares an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft for flight operations as the sun rises over the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 17, 2007.

A U.S. Navy plane captain prepares an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft for flight.

A U.S. Navy plane captain prepares an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft for flight operations as the sun rises over the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 17, 2007.

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