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A U.S. Navy pilot performs a preflight inspection on a propeller of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft on the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship conducts operations in the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 23, 2007. Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California prior to deployment.

A U.S. Navy pilot performs a preflight inspection.

A U.S. Navy pilot performs a preflight inspection on a propeller of an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft on the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the ship conducts operations in the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 23, 2007. Stennis is conducting carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California prior to deployment.

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