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    A U.S. Navy deck crew member in a green jersey crouches beneath a carrier-based fighter jet, inspecting the nose landing gear on an aircraft carrier flight deck. The aircraft displays a U.S. military roundel (star-and-bar insignia) on its fuselage and has a pilot or crew member visible in the cockpit. The scene appears to be a pre-launch or maintenance inspection at sea.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    10.15.2016

    Photo by Holly Herline 

    U.S. Navy           

    161015-N-KR702-207
    PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 15, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Syme prepares an F/A-18C Hornet from the Death Rattlers of the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 to be launched from the flight deck of USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway to complete flight deck certification and carrier qualifications for an upcoming 2017 deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Holly L. Herline/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.15.2016
    Date Posted: 10.19.2016 00:01
    Photo ID: 2930158
    VIRIN: 161015-N-KR702-207
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    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
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