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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (June 22, 2006) -- Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Josh
Ainsburg, from Huntington, Mass., attaches the outer flaps of an
afterburner to the engine of an F/A-18 Super Hornet in aviation
intermediate maintenance department's (AIMD) jet shop aboard USS Kitty
Hawk (CV 63). The outer flaps on an afterburner act as heat deflectors
and facilitate airflow through the jet engine. The Kitty Hawk Carrier
Strike group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006. Valiant
Shield focuses on integrated joint training among U.S. military forces,
enabling real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in
detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on
land and cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Patrick L. Heil (RELEASED)
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