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U.S. Navy Lt. Lena Whitehead makes a radio logbook entry while standing junior officer of the watch on the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 11, 2008. Stennis is conducting pre-deployment exercises off the coast of southern California.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Lena Whitehead makes a radio logbook entry while standing junior officer of the watch on the bridge of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 11, 2008. Stennis is conducting pre-deployment exercises off the coast of southern California.

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