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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sandra Rodriguez re-pins a weight to a wheel switch on the landing gear of an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, which is under way in the Pacific Ocean, May 20, 2011. Rodriguez is an aviation electrician’s mate. The John C. Stennis is participating in an exercise off the coast of Southern California.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Sandra Rodriguez re-pins a weight to a wheel switch on the landing gear of an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, which is under way in the Pacific Ocean, May 20, 2011. Rodriguez is an aviation electrician’s mate. The John C. Stennis is participating in an exercise off the coast of Southern California.

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