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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Coulson, a fire controlman, watches the fire control radar used to track and follow enemy aircraft in the combat information center on board the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, Nov. 16, 2007.

FIRE CONTROL

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Coulson, a fire controlman, watches the fire control radar used to track and follow enemy aircraft in the combat information center on board the amphibious assault ship USS Essex, Nov. 16, 2007.

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