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U.S. Navy Airman Michael Perez leans against a fuel drop tank of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on March 16, 2007. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Pacific in support of U.S. military operations.

U.S. Navy Airman Michael Perez leans against a fuel drop tank.

U.S. Navy Airman Michael Perez leans against a fuel drop tank of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on March 16, 2007. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Pacific in support of U.S. military operations.

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