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U.S. Navy Quartermaster 3rd Class Clem Benton uses an alidade to shoot bearings aboard the USS John C. Stennis under way in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27, 2011. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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U.S. Navy Quartermaster 3rd Class Clem Benton uses an alidade to shoot bearings aboard the USS John C. Stennis under way in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 27, 2011. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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