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U.S. Navy Seaman Ryan Carpenter directs an MH-60S Seahawk from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 during take off on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 27, 2015. Carpenter is an airman.

U.S. Navy Seaman Ryan Carpenter directs an MH-60S Seahawk from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 during take off on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 27, 2015. Carpenter is an airman.

U.S. Navy Seaman Ryan Carpenter directs an MH-60S Seahawk from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 during take off on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 27, 2015. Carpenter is an airman.

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