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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Paul Coombs uses the "big eyes" to locate surface contacts while standing port forward lookout watch on the island structure aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway in the Pacific Ocean on April 8, 2009. The ship is on a six-month deployment in the western Pacific Ocean.

Seaman Apprentice Paul Coombs uses the "big eyes" to locate surface contacts.

U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Paul Coombs uses the "big eyes" to locate surface contacts while standing port forward lookout watch on the island structure aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) underway in the Pacific Ocean on April 8, 2009. The ship is on a six-month deployment in the western Pacific Ocean.

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