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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lance Reynolds stands on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the USS Preble (DDG 88) follows astern during a simulated strait transit exercise in the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 29, 2008. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is conducting a composite training unit exercise off the coast of southern California.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Lance Reynolds stands on the fantail.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lance Reynolds stands on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as the USS Preble (DDG 88) follows astern during a simulated strait transit exercise in the Pacific Ocean on Oct. 29, 2008. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is conducting a composite training unit exercise off the coast of southern California.

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