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U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Robert Stuns directs an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 34 onto the number 3 steam-powered catapult as the sun sets on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Sept. 6, 2008. The Lincoln Strike Group is on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Robert Stuns directs an F/A-18C Hornet.

U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Robert Stuns directs an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 34 onto the number 3 steam-powered catapult as the sun sets on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Sept. 6, 2008. The Lincoln Strike Group is on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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