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U.S. sailors participate in a flight deck scrubbing exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 3, 2013. The Vinson is conducting sea trials as the final stage of a six-month planned incremental availability.

SCRUBBING EXERCISE

U.S. sailors participate in a flight deck scrubbing exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 3, 2013. The Vinson is conducting sea trials as the final stage of a six-month planned incremental availability.

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