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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Diaz, left, speaks with U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Shields while performing a maintenance check on an F/A-18A strike fighter assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron 87 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Oct. 1, 2008. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are under way on a regularly scheduled deployment.

'GOLDEN WARRIORS'

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jose Diaz, left, speaks with U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyle Shields while performing a maintenance check on an F/A-18A strike fighter assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron 87 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Oct. 1, 2008. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are under way on a regularly scheduled deployment.

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