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A U.S. Navy sailor retrieves a hold back bar during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf on Nov. 28, 2011. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

A U.S. Navy sailor retrieves a hold back bar during flight operations.

A U.S. Navy sailor retrieves a hold back bar during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf on Nov. 28, 2011. The John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

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