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Sailors run across the flight deck to man the rails and bring the ship to life at the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Jan. 10, 2009.

MANNING THE RAILS

Sailors run across the flight deck to man the rails and bring the ship to life at the commissioning ceremony for the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Jan. 10, 2009.

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