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A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 31 is directed toward a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while the ship is underway in the Gulf of Oman on Feb. 16, 2009. The ship and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft is directed toward a catapult.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 31 is directed toward a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while the ship is underway in the Gulf of Oman on Feb. 16, 2009. The ship and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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