081030-N-7571S-002 GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 30, 2008) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 to a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released) US Navy 081030-N-7571S-002 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an F-A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the

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