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U.S. seaman Jason Nitz tightens screws on the frame of a jet engine inside the jet shop of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 8, 2011. Nitz is an aviation machinist's mate airman. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.

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U.S. seaman Jason Nitz tightens screws on the frame of a jet engine inside the jet shop of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 8, 2011. Nitz is an aviation machinist's mate airman. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise.

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