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An F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft taxis over to catapult one in preparation for launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during flight operations on May 7, 2008. The Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 are underway off the coast of Southern California conducting flight deck certifications.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft taxis over to catapult one.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft taxis over to catapult one in preparation for launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during flight operations on May 7, 2008. The Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 are underway off the coast of Southern California conducting flight deck certifications.

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