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U.S. Navy Ensign Jason Lovell searches for a book in the ship's library aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Gulf of Oman, Oct. 18, 2008. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are under way on a regularly scheduled deployment.

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U.S. Navy Ensign Jason Lovell searches for a book in the ship's library aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Gulf of Oman, Oct. 18, 2008. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 are under way on a regularly scheduled deployment.

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