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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex scrub the ship's flight deck between flight operations while under way in the Sea of Japan, Feb. 15, 2008.

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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex scrub the ship's flight deck between flight operations while under way in the Sea of Japan, Feb. 15, 2008.

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