020418-N-8704K-006 At sea aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Apr. 18, 2002 -- A flight deck aircraft director lines up an E-2C ÒHawkeyeÓ assigned to the "Bluetails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two One (VAW-121) as it prepares to launch from one of four steam catapult systems on the shipÕs flight deck. Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Airwing Seven (CVW-7) are conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Joshua Karsten. (RELEASED) 020418-N-8704K-006 by navalsafetycenter

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