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CVN93 - 20011215 - USS JOHN C. STENNIS, AT SEA : This photo released by the US Navy 15 December, 2001, shows a "final checker" from the "Checkmates" of Fighter Squadron Two One One giving an 'okay' to the "Shooter," who then signals an aircraft launch from one of four steam-driven catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. The Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine are deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. EPA PHOTO US NAVY/JAYME PASTORIC