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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Bailey caps a missile attached to an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the South China Sea on Sept. 2, 2011.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Bailey caps a missile attached to an F/A-18C Hornet.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Stephen Bailey caps a missile attached to an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the South China Sea on Sept. 2, 2011.

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