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U.S. Navy sailors conduct preflight checks on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 22, 2009.

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U.S. Navy sailors conduct preflight checks on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 22, 2009.

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