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U.S. Navy flight deck crew members monitor the safety line before launching an AV-8B Harrier aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) in the Pacific Ocean on May 6, 2008.

U.S. Navy flight deck crew members monitor the safety line.

U.S. Navy flight deck crew members monitor the safety line before launching an AV-8B Harrier aircraft aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) in the Pacific Ocean on May 6, 2008.

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