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A flight deck crewman is surrounded by steam as he conducts final checks on a T45C Goshawk aircraft prior to launching from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) operating in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 23, 2007. Eisenhower is conducting carrier qualifications for new pilots.

A flight deck crewman is surrounded by steam as he conducts final checks.

A flight deck crewman is surrounded by steam as he conducts final checks on a T45C Goshawk aircraft prior to launching from the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) operating in the Atlantic Ocean on Sept. 23, 2007. Eisenhower is conducting carrier qualifications for new pilots.

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