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Plane captains from each squadron stand by while pilots conduct their pre-flight inspections prior to flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 22, 2007.

PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION

Plane captains from each squadron stand by while pilots conduct their pre-flight inspections prior to flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 22, 2007.

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