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U.S. Navy Lt. Jon Sunderland, aka Santa Claus, directs aircraft movement during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz underway in the North Arabian Sea on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2009.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Jon Sunderland, aka Santa Claus, directs aircraft movement during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz underway in the North Arabian Sea on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2009.

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