171113-N-BA943-080 WESTERN PACIFIC (Nov. 13, 2017) -- Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Eddie Bacharach, of Charlotte, North Carolina, holds a "pickle switch" while standing watch on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The pickle switch, also known as the "go-no-go" switch, is used to inform the catapult officer when the flight deck is cleared for launch. ( Navy Photo by Airman Apprentice Calisia Brookes/Released)

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