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U.S. Navy Seaman Christopher Hotella wipes down the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 3, 2011. Hotella is an airman. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security and support missions as part of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

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U.S. Navy Seaman Christopher Hotella wipes down the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 3, 2011. Hotella is an airman. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security and support missions as part of operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

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