PACIFIC OCEAN (April 21, 2017) Cpl. Brandon McFarland performs maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Checkerboards" of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The ship is underway conducting a tailored ship’s training availability off the coast of Calif.

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