Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Yarbrough directs an F/A-18C Hornet onto a bow catapult during a launch cycle on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean on March 14, 2009. Aircraft handlers are in charge of maintaining a smooth flow of aircraft traffic on the flight deck. The Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are underway conducting a sustainment exercise.

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