Keywords: US Navy 120206-N-DR144-738 Deck edge catapult operator Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Blas Manzanares launches an f-A-18 Hornet.jpg en ARABIAN SEA Feb 6 2012 Deck edge catapult operator Aviation Boatswain's Mate Equipment 2nd Class Blas Manzanares assigned to the air department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 shows his hands are clear of the console as he launches an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 25 from the waist catapults on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing CVW 17 are deployed to the U S 5th Fleet area of responsibility U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R Evans/Released 2012-02-06 120206-N-DR144-738 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 114990 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R Evans PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 |