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U.S. sailors jump off an aircraft elevator during a swim call aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea, March 23, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. sailors jump off an aircraft elevator during a swim call aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea, March 23, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

U.S. sailors jump off an aircraft elevator during a swim call aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Arabian Sea, March 23, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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