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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Sonya De Costa maintains situational awareness while helping guide a 40-ton hydraulic crane during an effort to replace a 6,000-pound transformer that powers portions of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21, 2013. De Costa is an equipment operator assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3.

SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd class Sonya De Costa maintains situational awareness while helping guide a 40-ton hydraulic crane during an effort to replace a 6,000-pound transformer that powers portions of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21, 2013. De Costa is an equipment operator assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3.

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