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Sunday, July 06, 2014

Overhauling an aircraft carrier: a complex challenge

USS Abraham LincolnWhen Edward Shields joined the Navy 10 months ago, the recruiter didn't mention jackhammer duty.

But last week, the young Navy airman stood aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, bending his 6-foot-5-inch frame in a cramped passageway, blasting apart floor tiles and making a great deal of noise while doing it. He is part of a 35-sailor team that has pulverized 372,000 square feet of tile since the Lincoln arrived at Newport News Shipbuilding last March.

These sailors normally work on the carrier flight deck. They launch, recover and refuel jet aircraft, and their jobs are considered among the most exciting and dangerous in the world.

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