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The sun sets over aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 18, 2008.

PERSIAN GULF SUNSET

The sun sets over aircraft on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf, Jan. 18, 2008.

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