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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Jason Garcia applies grease to hinges while performing maintenance on a weapons elevator aboard the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Arabian Sea, March 17, 2012. Garcia is an aviation ordnanceman assigned to the weapons department.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Jason Garcia applies grease to hinges while performing maintenance on a weapons elevator aboard the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Arabian Sea, March 17, 2012. Garcia is an aviation ordnanceman assigned to the weapons department.

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