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Caption:
The Pacific Ocean (March 14, 2003) - A T-45C Goshawk receives the
launch signal from "a shooter" on the flight deck of USS John C.
Stennis (CVN 74). The T-45 aircraft are used for intermediate and
advanced portions of the Navy/Marine Corps pilot training program for
jet carrier aviation and tactical strike mission instruction. The
carrier qualifications are normally conducted on an Atlantic-based
carrier within close range of the Navy's Meridian, Miss. training
facility. However, the T-45 pilot qualifications were moved to
the Pacific since Stennis is one of the few carriers not forward
deployed to regions of conflict. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate 3rd Class (AW) Joshua Word.
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