Keywords: US Navy 070731-N-8923M-022 Lt. Timothy Castro shoots his boots from catapult 3 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) into the Atlantic Ocean.jpg en ATLANTIC OCEAN July 31 2007 - Lt Timothy Castro shoots his boots from catapult 3 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 into the Atlantic Ocean As a tradition shooters from Air department shoot their boots from the flight deck when transferring to a different command Truman is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in Operation Bold Step where more than 15 000 service members from three countries are participating in the Joint Task Force Exercise JTFEX in preparation for deployment U S Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T Murray Jr RELEASED 2007-07-31 070731-N-8923M-022 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 48902 U S Navy photo by Seaman Kevin T Murray Jr PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Harry S Truman CVN-75 Steam catapults Maritime traditions |