Caption:
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 20, 2008) -- A French F-2 Rafale fighter launches
off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN
71) during combined French and American carrier qualifications. This
event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications
aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike
Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation
Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast until the end of July. U.S. Navy
photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John M.
Stratton (RELEASED)
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