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Captain trainees aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower clean the canopy of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 83 near Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 26, 2006.

UNDER THE CANOPY

Captain trainees aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower clean the canopy of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 83 near Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 26, 2006.

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