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Pacific Ocean (Apr. 7, 2004) -- An F/A-18C Hornet, front, and a F/A-18E Super Hornet prepare to launch from the waist catapults on the flight deck aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) recently completed the Joint Task Force Exercises (JTFEX). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Word. (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 April 7, 2004
Photographer
 Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Word
Caption Writer
 NVNS Staff
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 CVN 74
Other Visible Equipment
 F/A-18C Hornet, F/A-18E Super Hornet
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 NJ, NK
Squadron
 VFA-122
Comments/Notes
 F/A-18 Hornets on waist catapults, jet blast deflector raised