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Seaman Akilah Geddes stands watch on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 23, 2007. Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications with embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine 9 prior to transiting west to bolster security in U.S. Central Command area of operations.

STANDING WATCH

Seaman Akilah Geddes stands watch on the fantail of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 23, 2007. Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications with embarked Carrier Air Wing Nine 9 prior to transiting west to bolster security in U.S. Central Command area of operations.

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