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    Flying high to qualify, pilots land aboard aircraft carrier [Image 3 of 10]

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    Flying high to qualify, pilots land aboard aircraft carrier

    SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.13.2012

    Photo by Pfc. Melissa Lee 

    Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    A pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 catches a wire to land aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier during a training event, Aug. 13. Pilots trained to qualify trapping, using the tail hook of an F/A-18 Hornet to grab wires on the flight deck, during the day and night training.

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    Date Taken: 08.13.2012
    Date Posted: 08.17.2012 13:30
    Photo ID: 647022
    VIRIN: 120813-M-XW721-082
    Resolution: 4368x2912
    Size: 4.66 MB
    Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US
    Hometown: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US

    Web Views: 149
    Downloads: 15

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