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U.S. Air Force Airman Nicholas D. Done maintains an aircraft status board aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28, 2010. The Essex is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. Done is an air traffic controller.

STATUS BOARD

U.S. Air Force Airman Nicholas D. Done maintains an aircraft status board aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28, 2010. The Essex is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and is on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean. Done is an air traffic controller.

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