Members of the catapult crew assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Three...
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Arabian Gulf (July 14, 2004) - Members of the catapult crew assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Four (VFA 34) give the thumbs up signal to launch an F/A-18C Hornet from the flight deck aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67). Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) are taking part in missions supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom during her deployment supporting the Navy's new Fleet Response Plan (FRP) Summer Pulse 2004. Summer Pulse 2004 is the simul...
| Tags: | 2004 july taken with nikon d1h |
| Credit: | U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg (Public domain) · source |
| Uploaded: | Jul 14, 2004 |
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