040924-N-7732W-094 Indian Ocean (Sept. 24, 2004) - A flight deck director taxies an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Five (VFA-25), over one of four steam-powered catapults aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are currently participating in a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Charlie Whetstine (RELEASED) US Navy 040924-N-7732W-094 A flight deck director taxies an F-A-18C Hornet

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