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A Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is a blur as it rushes past a flight deck crewmember while catapulting from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during operations in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 10, 2008.

A Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is a blur as it rushes past.

A Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft is a blur as it rushes past a flight deck crewmember while catapulting from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during operations in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 10, 2008.

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