160103-N-KW492-039 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 3, 2015) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Steven Hickman, the Mag 4 supervisor, from Houston, removes a solid-nose plug from a GBU-38 bomb aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Kearsarge is deployed to the 5th Fleet, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the effort to degrade and ultimately destroy ISIL; maritime security operations; and regional theater security cooperation efforts. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryre Arciaga/Released)

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