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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Raymond Vigil, left, and Seaman Andrew Gonzalez work on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Gulf, March 5, 2012. Vigil, an aviation electronics technician, and Gonzalez, an aviation ordnanceman airman, are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Raymond Vigil, left, and Seaman Andrew Gonzalez work on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Gulf, March 5, 2012. Vigil, an aviation electronics technician, and Gonzalez, an aviation ordnanceman airman, are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Raymond Vigil, left, and Seaman Andrew Gonzalez work on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Gulf, March 5, 2012. Vigil, an aviation electronics technician, and Gonzalez, an aviation ordnanceman airman, are assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22.

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