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U.S. Navy Seaman Andrew Thompson uses high-powered binoculars to scan the horizon during a replenishment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 18, 2015. Thompson is an operations specialist.

U.S. Navy Seaman Andrew Thompson uses high-powered binoculars to scan the horizon during a replenishment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 18, 2015. Thompson is an operations specialist.

U.S. Navy Seaman Andrew Thompson uses high-powered binoculars to scan the horizon during a replenishment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 18, 2015. Thompson is an operations specialist.

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