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U.S. Navy sailors stand in ranks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a change-of-command ceremony in the ship's hangar bay while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 2, 2011. Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey was relieved by Capt. Kent D. Whalen as the ship's commanding officer during the ceremony.

U.S. Navy sailors stand in ranks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a change-of-command ceremony in the ship's hangar bay while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 2, 2011. Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey was relieved by Capt. Kent D. Whalen as the ship's commanding officer during the ceremony.

U.S. Navy sailors stand in ranks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson during a change-of-command ceremony in the ship's hangar bay while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 2, 2011. Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey was relieved by Capt. Kent D. Whalen as the ship's commanding officer during the ceremony.

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