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Navy sailors and Marines participate in a scrub exercise on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier of the USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 12, 2012. The Nimitz is sailing to Naval Air Station North Island after successfully completing the ship's Joint Task Force Exercise.

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Navy sailors and Marines participate in a scrub exercise on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier of the USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 12, 2012. The Nimitz is sailing to Naval Air Station North Island after successfully completing the ship's Joint Task Force Exercise.

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