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Petty Officer 3rd class Ryan Pritchard looks through the center of a Fresnel lens while testing a new lamp to ensure it is working properly in the lighthouse at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2004.

Petty Officer 3rd class Ryan Pritchard looks through the center of a Fresnel lens.

Petty Officer 3rd class Ryan Pritchard looks through the center of a Fresnel lens while testing a new lamp to ensure it is working properly in the lighthouse at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2004.

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