Caption:
Pacific Ocean (January 24, 2005) - An aircraft director prepares an
E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Golden Hawks" of Airborne Early Warning
Squadron One One Two (VAW-112) for launch from one of the four
steam-powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN
70). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is participating in a Joint Task
Force Exercise (JTFEX), the ship's final exercise before leaving on its
scheduled deployment. Carl Vinson is scheduled to arrive in Norfolk,
Va., upon completion of her deployment in preparation for her refuel
and complex overhaul. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class
Inez Lawson (RELEASED)
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