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Seamen communicate on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt while directing aircraft to position for launch in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, July 28, 2008. Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic Coast. The seamen are aviation boatswain's mates (handling).

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Seamen communicate on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt while directing aircraft to position for launch in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, July 28, 2008. Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic Coast. The seamen are aviation boatswain's mates (handling).

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