160420-N-VH385-019 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 20, 2016) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Benjamin Ekwedike, from Nigeria, prepares the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) for flight operations by blowing foreign object debris out of padeyes with high-pressure air. Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt L. Anthony/Released)

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