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090313-N-2344B-085 U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin K. Darkwah directs the movement of an F-404 engine from an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in the jet shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean on March 13, 2009. The engine is being moved to an afterburner stand so a high-pressure compressor module can be dismantled and replaced. The Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are underway performing a sustainment exercise.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin K. Darkwah directs the movement of an F-404 engine.

090313-N-2344B-085 U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin K. Darkwah directs the movement of an F-404 engine from an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft in the jet shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean on March 13, 2009. The engine is being moved to an afterburner stand so a high-pressure compressor module can be dismantled and replaced. The Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are underway performing a sustainment exercise.

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