Sailors signal the catapult launch during a boot shoot on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Burgains ...

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When a plane is done with repairs and ready for flight, an elevator takes it to the flight deck. The AIMD crew share the hangar with the V-3 division, which is in charge of hangar deck control.

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The flight deck crew attached the plane to a steam powered catapult. The launch takes your breath away. Going zero to over 100 miles an hour in under three seconds is a serious adrenaline rush.

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They also handle the carrier's aircraft elevators — high-speed hydraulic platforms that move planes from the hangar where they're stored, to the flight deck for takeoff.