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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William Sittig welds a stuffing tube cover March 10, 2008, aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans.

WELDED SHUT

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class William Sittig welds a stuffing tube cover March 10, 2008, aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet in the Western Pacific and Indian oceans.

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