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U.S. Navy Airman Jonathan Teeple signals that an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is ready to taxi after performing pre-flight checks on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Indian Ocean, May 1, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Teeple is assigned to the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125.

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U.S. Navy Airman Jonathan Teeple signals that an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is ready to taxi after performing pre-flight checks on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Indian Ocean, May 1, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Teeple is assigned to the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 125.

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