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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Bruce checks the emergency signal strobe light on a survival vest for Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 in the paraloft aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway in the Pacific Ocean on May 5, 2009. The ship and embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 are on a six-month deployment in the western Pacific Ocean.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Bruce checks the emergency signal strobe light on a survival vest.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Bruce checks the emergency signal strobe light on a survival vest for Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8 in the paraloft aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway in the Pacific Ocean on May 5, 2009. The ship and embarked Carrier Air Wing 9 are on a six-month deployment in the western Pacific Ocean.

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