Steam from the catapult envelopes some of the flight deck crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during flight operations in the Persian Gulf on Jan. 12, 2006. Roosevelt and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are conducting maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf.

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