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Senior Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Myers teaches Command Master Chief April Beldo how to use a marine sextant during a demonstration of celestial navigation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 7, 2010. The Carl Vinson is on a three-week composite training unit exercise to be followed by a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Myers teaches Command Master Chief April Beldo how to use a marine sextant.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Myers teaches Command Master Chief April Beldo how to use a marine sextant during a demonstration of celestial navigation aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 7, 2010. The Carl Vinson is on a three-week composite training unit exercise to be followed by a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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