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A U.S. Navy plane director guides an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft into launch position on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on April 14, 2007. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on deployment in support of maritime security operations in the Arabian Gulf.

A U.S. Navy plane director guides an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft into launch position.

A U.S. Navy plane director guides an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft into launch position on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) on April 14, 2007. The Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on deployment in support of maritime security operations in the Arabian Gulf.

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