120402-N-RG587-307 ARABIAN SEA (April 2, 2012) Sailors assigned to the air department prepare to retract a catapult shuttle after launching an aircraft from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dean M. Cates/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - Sailors prepare to retract a catapult shuttle after launching an aircraft.

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