“A-One, and a-Two, and a-Three…”

By Mark Thompson | @MarkThompson_DC | July 15, 2011 | +

Looking like an orchestra conductor facing the music, Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley Pryor orders sailors aboard the USS George Washington to ready an aircraft barricade during a drill in the Pacific Ocean. The color of the sailors' garb indicates their jobs: blue for aircraft jockeys, yellow for aircraft-handling officers, purple for fuelers, red for ammo and firefighting, and green for most everything else, including maintenance and cargo / Navy photo by Jacob D. Moore

110702-N-AW206-007 U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley Pryor signals for sailors to set up the aircraft barricade during a barricade drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while afloat in the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 2011. The George Washington is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob D. Moore, U.S. Navy. (Released)

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