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U.S. Navy sailors examine nozzles and spouts during a counter-measure wash down test on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Paicific Ocean, Nov. 16, 2008. The Stennis is operating off the coast of southern California after completing a joint task force exercise.

MISTY MATTERS

U.S. Navy sailors examine nozzles and spouts during a counter-measure wash down test on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Paicific Ocean, Nov. 16, 2008. The Stennis is operating off the coast of southern California after completing a joint task force exercise.

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