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Petty Officer 3rd class Amy Ramirez monitors a tactical situation display screen in the Combat Directive Center aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on Oct. 16, 2004. Stennis and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are on deployment in the western Pacific Ocean. Ramirez is a Navy operations specialist.

Petty Officer 3rd class Amy Ramirez monitors a tactical situation display screen.

Petty Officer 3rd class Amy Ramirez monitors a tactical situation display screen in the Combat Directive Center aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on Oct. 16, 2004. Stennis and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are on deployment in the western Pacific Ocean. Ramirez is a Navy operations specialist.

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