Caption:
Pacific Ocean (Apr. 24, 2003) -- Aviation Boatswain's Mates communicate
via hand signals as an E-2C Hawkeye from the "Golden Hawks" of Carrier
Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Twelve (VAW-112) prepares to launch
from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS
Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing Nine
(CVW-9) are participating in the military training exercise Tandem
Thrust '03 in the Mariana Island training area. The exercise will
focus on crisis action planning and execution of contingency response
operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Dustin
Howell. (RELEASED)
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