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Ramping up for delivery

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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Don Moseley prepares to take off from the flight ramp in St. Louis and fly to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state.

Boeing employees working on the flight ramp in St. Louis have the important job of installing the final components to near-complete F/A-18 Super Hornets and EA-18 Growlers, as well as conducting final operational tests before delivering the aircraft to the U.S. Navy.

The crew works under tight deadlines and budgets, and is part of a larger Super Hornet and Growler Team that has successfully delivered more than 440 aircraft to the Navy.

"I come from a long line of military people, and to know that I deliver this to my friends and family who are still in the military is beyond an expression of pride," said Shannon Faulk, a flight operation mechanic on the flight ramp.

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Last Updated: December 13, 2010 | Comments (0)