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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Baker scores targets during a small-arms exercise on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea, April 11, 2007. Stennis is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations

CHECKING TARGETS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Baker scores targets during a small-arms exercise on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea, April 11, 2007. Stennis is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations

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