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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis throw a "killer tomato" target off the fantail during a .50-caliber machine gun live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 23, 2009. The USS John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

'TOMATO' TARGET

U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis throw a "killer tomato" target off the fantail during a .50-caliber machine gun live-fire exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 23, 2009. The USS John C. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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