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Sailors stand on the flight deck of the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as it pulls out of San Diego for a scheduled deployment, Jan. 20, 2007. Stennis will conduct carrier qualifications with embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 off the coast of Southern California.

USS STENNIS

Sailors stand on the flight deck of the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as it pulls out of San Diego for a scheduled deployment, Jan. 20, 2007. Stennis will conduct carrier qualifications with embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 off the coast of Southern California.

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