U.S. Navy aircraft takeoff-landing drill

U.S. Navy aircraft takeoff-landing drill

IWOTO ISLAND, Japan - U.S. Naval Forces Japan conduct field carrier landing practice at the runway on Iwoto Island in the Pacific on May 14, 2014.

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                      U.S. Navy aircraft takeoff-landing drill

                      IWOTO ISLAND, Japan - A U.S. Navy fighter jet is photographed during field carrier landing practice on Iwoto Island in the Pacific on May 14, 2014.