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US Navy 061201-N-8158F-153 An F-A-18 Hornet assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight One (VFA-81) launches from the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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US Navy 061206-N-9195K-039 Military Sealift Command (MSC) advanced auxiliary dry cargo-ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) slides backwards into San Diego Bay during a christening ceremony
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US Navy 051109-N-3488C-104 A F-A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), prepares to launch from the flight deck of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty
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US Navy 070328-N-2659P-099 An F-A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154
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US Navy 091010-N-5345W-063 An amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) assigned the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) exits the well deck
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US Navy 090812-N-0120A-001 Chief Warant Officer 2 Latonya Wallace, air bosun aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), walks along the flight deck to supervise the launch of a CH-53E Sea Stallion h
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US Navy 100719-N-1675O-213 Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Drew Iverson launches an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter from the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)
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US Navy 100401-N-6138K-646 Nigerian navy Cmdr. Godffrey Kwetishe, left, Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Cory Clare, from Apopka, Fla., and Lt. Brandon Le, from Monterey, Calif., launch a weather balloon
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US Navy 110824-N-UO379-147 An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154
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US Navy 111011-N-YB753-082 An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 takes off
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USS Harry S. Truman conducts flight operations. (13292776475)
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US Navy 070713-N-8132M-081 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Terry Keyes passes control of the launch of an F-A-18C Hornet, attached to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, to the shooter
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US Navy 070725-N-3729H-032 An S-3B Viking, from the Top Cats of Sea Control Squadron (VS) 31, spreads its wings prior to launching off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
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US Navy 070814-N-8923M-073 An air crewman loosens the screws of an engine cover to a C-2 Greyhound on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
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USS America (CV-66) prepares to launch F-14 Tomcat off coast of Libya 1986
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Model of Space Shuttle with Launching Site in Exit of Space Tunnel, 2nd Floor of Aviation Museum 20140330
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Douglas AD-4 Skyraider of VA-115 is ready for launching from USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), in October 1950 (80-G-420934)
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EA-18G Growler launches from USS Carl Vinson 141028-N-TP834-351
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AD-1 Skyraider of VA-64 is launched from USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) on 14 September 1948 (NNAM.1996.253.933)
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US Navy 101023-N-0569K-034 An F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136
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US Navy 100320-N-4236E-148 Lt. Cmdr. Kim Dacosta catapults her boots off the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) to commemorate her last launch aboard the ship
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US Navy 111203-N-UM744-003 Ship sponsor Allison Stiller christens the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Mississippi (SSN
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US Navy 030825-N-2385R-002 Vice Admiral Timothy J. Keating, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Fifth Fleet, launches from the flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in an F-A-18F Super Hornet
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US Navy 070326-N-2659P-061 Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Villarreal gives the final signal to launch a pair of his boots off the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
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US Navy 070423-N-0890S-051 A flight deck Sailor verifies the weight of an F-A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prior to launch aboard nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
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US Navy 080806-N-9170G-056 Aviation Boatwain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Michael Ogalino, from Orlando, Fla., launches an F-A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (C
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US Navy 090216-N-7571S-013 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Marc Rohloff waits for the signal from an Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) to apply tension before an aircraft launch aboard the aircraft carrier US
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US Navy 080928-N-3610L-208 An F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the
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US Navy 100612-N-7908T-078 A Sailor signals to the pilot of a C-2A Greyhound aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
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US Navy 100818-N-3729D-046 A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the White Knights of Helicopter Marine Medium Squadron (HMM 165) (Reinforced) launches aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5)
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US Navy 021225-N-4142G-010 A flight deck director moves an F-A-18 Hornet into position as it prepares to launch one of four steam driven catapults on the ship's flight deck
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US Navy 030328-N-3783H-360 Members of Commander Task Unit (CTU-55.4.3) prepare to launch a ridgid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) to perform a final check of the port facility for Iraqi mines
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US Navy 041201-N-5345W-005 Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Aaron Kinnison assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105), gives the clear to launch signal
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US Navy 050427-N-7512V-005 An HH-60H Seahawk helicopterfires an AGM-114B Hellfire missile at a weapons training site
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U.S. Marines assigned to Foxtrot Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct launch and recovery operations with combat rubber raiding craft from 140301-N-ZU025-013
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U.S. Marines assigned to Foxtrot Company, Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct launch and recovery operations with combat rubber raiding craft from 140301-N-ZU025-205
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US Navy 111029-N-VN693-079 Sailors prepare to launch an F-A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 aboard the Nim
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US Navy 111231-N-TZ605-038 Sailors assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134 act as final checkers before launching an EA-6B Prowler off the
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US Navy 100125-N-3327M-105 Flight deck personnel prepare to launch a E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117
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A steam runs from the turn basin toward Operations Support Building II (in the background) in Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The turn basin is a refuge for manatees and o
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An inquisitive sandhill crane approaches the photographer near the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 24, 2021. Kennedy shares space with the Merritt Island N
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US Navy 090504-N-6538W-165 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Richard Smith, from Fort Worth, Texas, watches as an F-A-18C Hornet from the Death Rattlers of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323 launches from th
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US Navy 070515-N-6326B-022 Sailors prepare to launch an F-A-18A Hornet assigned to the Red Devils of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232 off the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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US Navy 070214-N-8446A-010 A plane director signals to the pilot of an F-A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) as he positions the aircraft for launch
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US Navy 041128-N-5345W-021 A catapult shooter holds his position while an F-A-18 Hornet launches past him and other flight deck personnel during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CV
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US Navy 050615-N-9866B-017 Deck Department Sailors direct amphibious assault vehicles, assigned to the 3rd Amphibious Assault Battalion, into the well deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5)
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US Navy 050715-N-4843B-027 An F-A-18F Super Hornet oes to full afterburner prior to launching off the flight deck during night flight operations
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US Navy 030201-N-4142G-005 An F-A-18C Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Seven (VFA-137) launches from a waist catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CV 64)
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US Navy 070328-N-5345W-141 Waist catapult operators show all clear just before launching an F-A-18C Hornet, from the Raging Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37
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US Navy 061208-N-8158F-109 Commander, Strike Force Training Pacific, Rear Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, gives an enthusiastic thumbs up prior to launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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US Navy 070327-N-5345W-077 An F-A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Swordsmen of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, launches from waist catapult number three during flight operations
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US Navy 070816-N-7981E-550 Personnel from air department and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 scrub down the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) after launching the last of CVW-2's aircraft
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US Navy 070720-N-9760Z-019 An F-A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, launches off the flight deck of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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US Navy 080710-N-5148B-042 An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 launches from the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5)
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US Navy 070611-N-7676W-166 Amy Kukulya and Tom Austin, both from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, prepare to launch a Remote Environmental Monitoring Units (REMUS) during Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Fest 2007
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US Navy 110730-N-BT887-191 Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Justin Thomas gives the approval to launch an F-A-18E Super Hornet aboard USS John C. Ste
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US Navy 091104-N-0807W-407 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Giancarlo Treano launches a Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49)
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US Navy 090720-N-9950J-106 Senior personnel observe the launch of an AV-8B Harrier aircraft aboard Essex during exercise Talisman Saber 2009
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US Navy 100220-N-4236E-159 An F-A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131, launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
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US Navy 100323-N-9950J-099 An amphibious assault vehicle assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) debarks the well deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2)
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US Navy 050427-N-7512V-006 An HH-60H Seahawk helicopterfires an AGM-114B Hellfire missile at a weapons training site off the coast of Okinawa
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US Navy 060125-N-7359L-005 A T-45C Goshawk moves into position to launch from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
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US Navy 100908-N-0569K-005 An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 launches from the aircraft carri
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Douglas A-1H Skyraider of VA-25 is readied for launching from USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), circa in 1968
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AJ Savage launching from USS Midway (CVA-41) 1955
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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations. (30557805595)
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US Navy 111101-N-KF029-087 An F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 catapults from the aircraft carri
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US Navy 120105-N-RG587-296 Sailors prepare an EA-6B Prowler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134, for launch on the flight deck of the
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US Navy 120105-N-BT887-732 An F-A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft
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USS George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility 140830-N-CZ979-010
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US Navy 120126-N-TZ605-182 A Sailor signals to the pilots of a C-2A Greyhound assigned to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 during startup
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A great white heron shares the bank of the turn basin with a couple of wood storks in Launch Complex 39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The turn basin provides a haven for birds and other w
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A-4E of VA-23 launched from USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) c1966
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US Navy 050731-N-8704K-002 An Aviation Boatswain Mate signals that a T-45 Goshawk is clear to launch from the flight deck of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)
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US Navy 030715-N-9319H-004 A Nimitz crewmember prepares an E-2C Hawkeye for launch from the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
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US Navy 061221-N-5345W-007 Air department Sailors assigned to the launch and recovery division aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) watch as a large cloud of steam rises towards the sky during no-lo
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US Navy 060316-N-4614W-105 U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion 187th Infantry Regiment along with Iraq Army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 1st Brigade 4th Division, launch Operation Swarmer
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US Navy 070401-N-5345W-083 An aviation boatswain's mate gives the thumbs up to an F-A-18F Super Hornet as it prepares to launch during flight operations on board Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
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US Navy 070307-N-8446A-002 An F-A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131, launches from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
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US Navy 070424-N-6854D-001 Troubleshooters from the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 give a thumbs up sign prior to launching an F-A-18F Super Hornet
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US Navy 110713-N-AU622-068 Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) signal a C-2A Greyhound transport aircraft assigne
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US Navy 110328-N-DM338-301 An F-1A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 is prepared for takeoff from the
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US Navy 090406-N-9928E-192 An F-A-18F Super Hornet from the
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US Navy 070629-N-3729H-033 An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 sits ready on the catapult waiting to launch
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US Navy 081008-N-1635S-004 An F-A-18C Hornet assigned to the
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US Navy 090801-N-9132C-025 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class James Deguise gives a thumbs up to acknowledge that the catapult is ready to launch an aircraft off of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronal
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US Navy 081229-N-9134V-062 Amphibious assault vehicles disembark from the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50)
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US Navy 090622-N-7780S-035 Lt. Jim Imlah, from Newport, Ore., launches an F-A-18C Hornet, from the Death Rattlers of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323, from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
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US Navy 090623-N-7780S-096 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Matthew Mancebo, from Verona, N.Y., guides an aircraft onto Catapult 1 for launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
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US Navy 090507-N-9909C-298 GULF OF OMAN (May 7, 2009) Two F-18C Hornets from the
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US Navy 101218-N-6003P-181 An F-A-18C Hornet assigned to the Ragin' Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 launches from the aircraft carrier US
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USS George Washington (SSBN-598) underway at sea, circa in the 1970s
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Vought F8U-1 Crusader of VF-11 is launched from USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Mediterranean Sea on 10 March 1960 (NNAM.1996.253.7336.004)
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US Navy 080129-N-7571S-007 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an EA-6B Prowler, assigned to the
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US Navy 080630-N-4009P-635 As the jet blast deflectors retracts, flight deck personnel get ready to hook up the next aircraft on catapult 2
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US Navy 080713-N-7883G-093 Sailors place a MK-53 Nulka Decoy Launching System on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as it hangs from an Air Centers Inc. Bell 417 4E helicopter during Rim of the Pacif
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