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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Luccas Rosario prepares to launch an AV-8B Harrier aircraft from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Coral Sea on July 7, 2009.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Luccas Rosario prepares to launch an AV-8B Harrier aircraft.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Luccas Rosario prepares to launch an AV-8B Harrier aircraft from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Coral Sea on July 7, 2009.

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