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Sailors tighten straps on a jet during training to simulate the failing of an aircraft's landing gear while on the USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 29, 2016. The Reagan is defending collective maritime interests of the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Seaman Jamaal Liddell

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Sailors tighten straps on a jet during training to simulate the failing of an aircraft's landing gear while on the USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 29, 2016. The Reagan is defending collective maritime interests of the United States and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Seaman Jamaal Liddell

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