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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Baker lifts himself off the flight deck during final checks of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft before launch from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) operating in the Persian Gulf on Sept. 5, 2007.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Baker lifts himself off the flight deck.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles Baker lifts himself off the flight deck during final checks of an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft before launch from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) operating in the Persian Gulf on Sept. 5, 2007.

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