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U.S. Navy Seamen aboard the USS George Washington remove a missile from an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the Pacific Ocean, June 4, 2014. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the United States and its allies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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U.S. Navy Seamen aboard the USS George Washington remove a missile from an F/A-18F Super Hornet in the Pacific Ocean, June 4, 2014. The George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5, provide a combat ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the United States and its allies in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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