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The guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift transits alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at dusk, Sept. 2, 2008, off the coast of Southern California where the crew is conducting training evolutions with Carrier Air Wing 5.

SUNSET TRANSIT

The guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift transits alongside the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at dusk, Sept. 2, 2008, off the coast of Southern California where the crew is conducting training evolutions with Carrier Air Wing 5.

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