0901179900B-002 GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 17, 2009) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 is directed to a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are deployed in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Navy

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Keywords: aircraft, carrier, deck, flight, launch