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A seaman recruit uses a stadimeter sextant looking across sea.

Stadimeter sextant

Seaman Recruit Emily Gideon, from San Antonio, uses a stadimeter sextant to measure the distance to the approaching USS Stethem (DDG 63) from the bridge of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). USS Stethem was on approach to conduct a fueling-at-sea with Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke/Released)

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