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U.S. sailors scrub the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz after completing flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, June 4, 2009. Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 are conducting training exercises off the coast of Southern California to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. sailors scrub the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz after completing flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, June 4, 2009. Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 are conducting training exercises off the coast of Southern California to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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