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Daphné Benoit
Journalist based in Paris covering defence
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Culture shocks in the open sea

Tuesday 19 June 2018

"'Here we go, here we go, here we go!!!' -- is how the crew of the C-2A Greyhound transport plane prepares us for the landing to come. A few seconds later, I’m brutally squished in my seat, my first landing aboard an aircraft carrier that starts my reporting mission aboard the USS George H.W. Bush," writes Daphne Benoit, a correspondent based in Paris covering defense.

"I’m here because the carrier is playing temporary host to French pilots. I thought it would be a good opportunity to write about what, if any, culture clashes result. I wasn’t disappointed."

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