081229-N-8822R-045 GULF OF OMAN (Dec. 29, 2008) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Bryon Coleman directs the pilot of an F/A-18C strike fighter assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 after a successful arrested landing 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 Antwjuan Richards-Jamison/Released) 081229-N-8822R-045

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