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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Mathews installs a set of screws after replacing a nose plug on a laser guided bomb unit aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, July 23, 2008. The nose plug is removed in order to attach a lift bar to the bomb to be used in a manual lift.

NOSE PLUG

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Mathews installs a set of screws after replacing a nose plug on a laser guided bomb unit aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, July 23, 2008. The nose plug is removed in order to attach a lift bar to the bomb to be used in a manual lift.

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