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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Courtney Powers, a plane captain, cleans the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 115, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea on July 7, 2009. Plane captains are enlisted sailors who are responsible for an aircraft’s maintenance and upkeep. The Ronald Reagan is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Courtney Powers cleans the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Courtney Powers, a plane captain, cleans the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 115, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea on July 7, 2009. Plane captains are enlisted sailors who are responsible for an aircraft’s maintenance and upkeep. The Ronald Reagan is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

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