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U.S. Navy sailors heave the phone and distance line on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the South China Sea, Jan. 24, 2012. The John C. Stennis is on a 7-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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U.S. Navy sailors heave the phone and distance line on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis under way in the South China Sea, Jan. 24, 2012. The John C. Stennis is on a 7-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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