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Residents of Yokosuka, Japan, ring the ship's bell in the ceremonial quarter deck in the hanger bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington Dec. 6, 2008, during Fleet Activities Yokosuka's "Grand Illumination" open base event. It is the first time the ship has been open to the public since it became the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in late September.

RESONATING RING

Residents of Yokosuka, Japan, ring the ship's bell in the ceremonial quarter deck in the hanger bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington Dec. 6, 2008, during Fleet Activities Yokosuka's "Grand Illumination" open base event. It is the first time the ship has been open to the public since it became the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier in late September.

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