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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Rowdy Rasmus solders computer equipment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 10, 2012. Rasmus, an interior communications electrician, is assigned to the air department.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Rowdy Rasmus solders computer equipment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 10, 2012. Rasmus, an interior communications electrician, is assigned to the air department.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Rowdy Rasmus solders computer equipment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 10, 2012. Rasmus, an interior communications electrician, is assigned to the air department.

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