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Navy Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Carter inspects a drawstring on a sailor's flight deck life preserver in the hangar bay of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Norfolk, Va., Feb. 24, 2016. The aircraft carrier is undergoing inspection and survey. Navy photo by Seaman Casey S. Trietsch

String Stretch

Navy Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Carter inspects a drawstring on a sailor's flight deck life preserver in the hangar bay of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Norfolk, Va., Feb. 24, 2016. The aircraft carrier is undergoing inspection and survey. Navy photo by Seaman Casey S. Trietsch

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