U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Geer signals an F/A-18E Super
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060812-N-0685C-003 (Aug. 12, 2006)Onboard the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Cla...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Javier Capella, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More
An F/A- 18 "Hornet" taxis to the catapult on the deck of USS ENTERPRIS...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Michael W. Pendergrass, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More
USS Essex action, US Navy Photogrpah
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A T-45 Goshawk assigned to Carrier Training Wing 2
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An F/A- 18 "Hornet" waits on the catapult of USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) f...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Karl L. Peters, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More
U.S. Sailors direct a Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft
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A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned
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A US Navy (USN) Yellow Shirt Catapult Officer, holds his position whil...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jay C. Pugh, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling Airman
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A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, center, assigned
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U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handling 2nd Class
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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Highes, right, reviews
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U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Nicholas Constable,
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Launching from the flight deck, Aircraft Carrier
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Lt. Ronald Rancourt, flight deck officer aboard the
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U.S. Sailors move a Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft
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U.S. Navy Lt. Carl Thompsen, far right, reviews flight
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A US Navy (USN) "Yellow Shirt" Aircraft Handling Officer signals to th...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher B. Long, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More
U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd
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161203-N-YL257-098 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2016) A
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U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Kla Brownell,
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160423-N-DZ642-025 ARABIAN GULF (April 23, 2016) Sailors
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USS George Washington - A helicopter is lifting a helicopter onto the ...
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Argonauts of
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A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned
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U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Gumersindo
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