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U.S. Navy Seaman Robert Hill takes celestial readings using a sextant on the signal bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Feb. 17, 2005. The Lincoln and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are currently deployed to the western Pacific Ocean.

U.S. Navy Seaman Robert Hill takes celestial readings using a sextant.

U.S. Navy Seaman Robert Hill takes celestial readings using a sextant on the signal bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Feb. 17, 2005. The Lincoln and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are currently deployed to the western Pacific Ocean.

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