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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Stanislawski performs maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet canopy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Arabian Sea, Aug. 22, 2010. Stanislawski is a fixed-wing aircraft safety equipment mechanic assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312.

HORNET HIVE

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Christopher Stanislawski performs maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet canopy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Arabian Sea, Aug. 22, 2010. Stanislawski is a fixed-wing aircraft safety equipment mechanic assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312.

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