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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Woo Choe, right, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Bacon stand watch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln while under way in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 14, 2007.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Woo Choe, right, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Bacon stand watch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln while under way in the Pacific Ocean Aug. 14, 2007.

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