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U.S. Navy sailors clean the flight deck during a deck scrub aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 3, 2013. The Bataan is underway conducting routine qualifications.

SUNRISE SCRUB

U.S. Navy sailors clean the flight deck during a deck scrub aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in the Atlantic Ocean, Oct. 3, 2013. The Bataan is underway conducting routine qualifications.

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