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Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Tan prepares a J52 jet engine for installation into an EA-6B Prowler aircraft in the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the ship operates in the waters off southern Japan on Nov. 3, 2006. Tan is a U.S. Navy aviation machinist's mate onboard the carrier.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Tan prepares a J52 jet engine for installation.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Christian Tan prepares a J52 jet engine for installation into an EA-6B Prowler aircraft in the hangar deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the ship operates in the waters off southern Japan on Nov. 3, 2006. Tan is a U.S. Navy aviation machinist's mate onboard the carrier.

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