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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Wren, commander Task Force 70, observes flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington with members of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 18, 2008. The permanently forward deployed George Washington Carrier Strike Group is conducting bi-lateral training operations in the Pacific Ocean with the Japanese Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces to increase interoperability and strengthen their maritime partnership.

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U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Rick Wren, commander Task Force 70, observes flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington with members of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, Pacific Ocean, Nov. 18, 2008. The permanently forward deployed George Washington Carrier Strike Group is conducting bi-lateral training operations in the Pacific Ocean with the Japanese Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces to increase interoperability and strengthen their maritime partnership.

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