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Lance Cpl. Christopher Hannig, an avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, tightens a screw on an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., on Sept. 14, 2011. The VMFA-323 Marines checked serial numbers on the Hornet for a unit inventory.

Lance Cpl. Hannig tightens a screw on an F/A-18 Hornet

Lance Cpl. Christopher Hannig, an avionics technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323, tightens a screw on an F/A-18 Hornet aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., on Sept. 14, 2011. The VMFA-323 Marines checked serial numbers on the Hornet for a unit inventory.

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