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Caption:
East China Sea (Nov. 29, 2006) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to
the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102)
flies above USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The aircraft had just tried to land
aboard the ship but missed catching one of the four arresting wires
that stops, or "traps," Navy aircraft. Pilots who miss catching
the wire with their tailhook on a landing attempt are called "bolters"
and are sent back in the landing pattern. Kitty Hawk and embarked
Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are currently deployed in the Philippine
Sea on a regularly scheduled fall deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jarod Hodge (RELEASED)
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