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U.S. Navy Airman Christopher Kites, right, Airman Derek Hamlin, center, both aviation machinist's mates, and Airman Brandon Phillips, left, an aviation electrician's mate, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 15, stand by to chock and chain an aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Gulf of Oman, Feb. 5, 2009.

CHAIN GANG

U.S. Navy Airman Christopher Kites, right, Airman Derek Hamlin, center, both aviation machinist's mates, and Airman Brandon Phillips, left, an aviation electrician's mate, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 15, stand by to chock and chain an aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Gulf of Oman, Feb. 5, 2009.

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