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Crew members prepare F/A-18C Hornets for transport from the aircraft elevator to the hangar bay on the USS Harry S. Truman in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 10, 2014. The Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations and support theater security cooperation efforts.

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Crew members prepare F/A-18C Hornets for transport from the aircraft elevator to the hangar bay on the USS Harry S. Truman in the Gulf of Oman, Jan. 10, 2014. The Truman, flagship for the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations and support theater security cooperation efforts.

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