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A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft into position for launch during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while at sea in the Atlantic Ocean on April 25, 2008.

A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft into position.

A U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft into position for launch during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while at sea in the Atlantic Ocean on April 25, 2008.

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