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Caption:
The Pacific Ocean (Apr. 9, 2003) -- An Aircraft Director signals to the
pilots of an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Golden Hawks" of Airborne
Early Warning Squadron One Twelve (VAW-112) to spread the wings in
preparation for launch from one of four steam powered catapults aboard
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and her embarked Carrier
Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are on deployment in the western Pacific Ocean,
conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Inez Lawson.
(RELEASED)
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