Airman Tyler Signer, a plane captain assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 113, waits for the launch of an F/A-18C Hornet after completing start up and pre-flight checks with the pilot aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 17, 2010. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a three-week composite training unit exercise to be followed by a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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