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U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Refugio Garcia, an air boatswain aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, supervises the recovery of aircraft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, May 5, 2008. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.

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U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Refugio Garcia, an air boatswain aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, supervises the recovery of aircraft aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, May 5, 2008. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations.

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