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U.S. Navy sailors man a rigid-hulled inflatable boat as they are lowered into the Pacific Ocean during a man overboard drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, March 27, 2009.

RIGID RIDE

U.S. Navy sailors man a rigid-hulled inflatable boat as they are lowered into the Pacific Ocean during a man overboard drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, March 27, 2009.

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