BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 26, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Myste Shadie, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Carl Johnson and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Shalida Dixon recite a poem during an African-American History Month ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is undergoing an operational training period in preparation for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

BREMERTON, Wash. (Feb. 26, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Myste Shadie, Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Carl Johnson and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuel) Airman Shalida Dixon recite a poem during an African-American History Month ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is undergoing an operational training period in preparation for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

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