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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Lt. Jeremy Gross, foreground, and Lt. Hector Laus give the signal to launch an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, April 15, 2009. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Jeremy Gross, foreground, and Lt. Hector Laus give the signal to launch an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, April 15, 2009. Stennis is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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