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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Raul Barrios guides an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 125 onto catapult one aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 19, 2009. The Stennis is under way conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Raul Barrios guides an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 125 onto catapult one aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 19, 2009. The Stennis is under way conducting fleet replacement squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California.

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