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Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexis Johnson serves as a member of the rifle guard aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a burial at sea in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 1, 2011. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexis Johnson serves as a member of the rifle guard.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexis Johnson serves as a member of the rifle guard aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during a burial at sea in the Pacific Ocean on Aug. 1, 2011. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific Ocean and Arabian Gulf deployment.

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