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Welcome aboard and EA-18G Growler catapult shot off the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in 2017 in the Arabian Gulf. This was a MAX power Case III launch off catapult 2 on a 7+ hour sortie in support of OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. Keep the lights on for me. I'll be hungry when I get back. Fly Navy!

CORRECTION to the narration
In the jam, I mention "the shooter" around time 7:10. Since this was a bubble launch, the shooters were actually in the bubble and the catapult safety observer, an ABE (Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Launch/Recovery), is the sailor who tells me to run up the throttles and gives me the final "thumbs up" prior to launch. Thanks to my subscribers for pointing out this detail to me.

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Chapters:
0:00 Taxi from the Point
3:11 Tower Discussion
4:57 Taxi to Catapult 2
7:30 Fly Navy

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