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U.S. Navy sailors spray fresh water on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a fresh water scrub down in the Pacific Ocean, June 4, 2009.

WASH DOWN

U.S. Navy sailors spray fresh water on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a fresh water scrub down in the Pacific Ocean, June 4, 2009.

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