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U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Zachary Bray, left, and Demond Warrior wrap a new arresting gear cable on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis before replacing an old one, Pacific Ocean, Sept. 30, 2008. Stennis is conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of California.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Zachary Bray, left, and Demond Warrior wrap a new arresting gear cable on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis before replacing an old one, Pacific Ocean, Sept. 30, 2008. Stennis is conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of California.

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