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Navy Petty Officers 2nd Class Jacob Letendre, left, and Andre Taylor direct an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 25, 2017. Letendre is an aviation electronics technician and Taylor is an aviation boatswains mate (handling) assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2. Navy Photo by Seaman Jake Cannady

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Navy Petty Officers 2nd Class Jacob Letendre, left, and Andre Taylor direct an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 25, 2017. Letendre is an aviation electronics technician and Taylor is an aviation boatswains mate (handling) assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2. Navy Photo by Seaman Jake Cannady

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