030129-N-5821P-011 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Jan. 29, 2003 -- An F/A-18C ÒHornetÓ assigned to the ÒRoyal MacesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) is launched from one of four steam powered catapults off the shipÕs flight deck. Kitty Hawk is the worldÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Jason T. Poplin. (RELEASED) US Navy 030129-N-5821P-011 hornet launches

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