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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on Jan. 21, 2007. The Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California.

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

An F/A-18C Hornet aircraft launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) on Jan. 21, 2007. The Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California.

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