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Capt. Randy Johnson, far right, U.S. Navy, issues the Oath of Enlistment to HM2 Jan Martin Villanos at the Joint Service Open House & Air Show. HM2 Villanos re-enlisted for six more years in the Navy. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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AE2 Mark Hatfield, U.S. Navy, hangs on to a ladder while achieving weightlessness in the back of "Fat Ernie," the Blue Navy support plane, during a flight at the Joint Service Open House & Air Show Sunday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Ssgt. Casey Brey, U.S. Navy, gets a thumbs up from a happy passenger as he sits in the back of "Fat Ernie," the Blue Angels support plane, following a demo flight that included G-force aerobatics at the Joint Service Open House & Air Show. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Seven-year-old Matthew Saccone, of Hampstead, Md., walks away after having his picture taken with an AF139M national security helicopter at the Joint Service Open House & Air Show. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Protesters picket outside a preview of the Barnes Foundation last week in Philadelphia. Moving the collection to the city from suburban Merion happened only after years of bitter court fights. (Associated Press)

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Blind Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng (right) arrives at Washington Square Village on the campus of New York University on Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Bodemeister and Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another are stealing the thunder leading up to the Preakness, which takes place Saturday, but under-the-radar horses like Went the Day Well could surprise with less pressure on them. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)

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Christy Zink, of the District, who had an abortion after it was determined there were "severe brain abnormalities" in her fetus, speaks at a Thursday news conference on Capitol Hill as D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton look on. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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H. Graham Motion, trainer of fourth-place Kentucky Derby finisher Went the Day Well, speaks to reporters at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)

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Optimizer, under exercise rider Joel Cano, isn't generating much buzz, but trainer D. Wayne Lukas isn't worried. "I've had the highs and the lows in this particular race. I'm very comfortable with what I've got, what I'm doing," he said. (Associated Press)

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The rooftops of Old Nice at sunset in Nice, France. The picturesque setting of the Riviera has been the backdrop for a number of movies including "To Catch a Thief." (Associated Press)

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, seen after a 2010 launch, is set to head to the International Space Station on Saturday with a payload of supplies. The rocket will be unmanned. (Associated Press)

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Lt. John Hiltz, center, stands in front of his aircraft with ground crew members after the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron returns from an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Lt. C.J. Simonsen steps out of his aircraft after the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron returns from an afternoon practice in preparation for the 2012 Joint Service Open House and Air Show to be held at Andrews Air Force Base Saturday May 19th and Sunday May 20th, Naval Air Facility, Md., Thursday, May 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)