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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tarren Windham checks a sailor's ear for an infection aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which is under way in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 7, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tarren Windham checks a sailor's ear for an infection aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which is under way in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 7, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Tarren Windham checks a sailor's ear for an infection aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, which is under way in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 7, 2011. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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