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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Jones fires a messenger line from an M14 rifle in the forecastle aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as Stennis arrives at Naval Magazine Indian Island, Wash., Dec. 17, 2010. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing sea trials as the final phase of a six-month planned incremental availability.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Jones fires a messenger line from an M14 rifle in the forecastle aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis as Stennis arrives at Naval Magazine Indian Island, Wash., Dec. 17, 2010. Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash., after completing sea trials as the final phase of a six-month planned incremental availability.

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