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Caption:
Indian Ocean (Apr. 20, 2004) -- A Catapult officer signals the launch
of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike
Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) aboard the conventional
aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The F/A-18F provides the
carrier strike group with a strike fighter that has significant growth
potential and increased range, endurance, and ordnance carrying
capabilities. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of
responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk is the U.S. Navy's oldest active
aircraft carrier, and one of the first modern super carriers
commissioned in 1961. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Bo
J. Flannigan. (RELEASED)
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