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U.S. Navy flight deck crewman position and prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for a catapult launch from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on March 30, 2007. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Pacific in support of U.S. military operations.

U.S. Navy flight deck crewman position and prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for a catapult launch.

U.S. Navy flight deck crewman position and prepare an F/A-18C Hornet for a catapult launch from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on March 30, 2007. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Pacific in support of U.S. military operations.

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