CARRIER TAKEOFF — An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as another Hornet awaits its turn to launch, June 1, 2005. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Persian Gulf conducting operations in support of multinational forces in Iraq and maritime security operations in the Gulf. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dusty Howell