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U.S. Navy sailors prepare to raise an aircraft barricade during flight deck drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, June 26, 2009. Aircraft barricades are used to assist damaged aircraft in landing safely on the flight deck. The George Washington is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean on her first summer deployment from Yokosuka, Japan.

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U.S. Navy sailors prepare to raise an aircraft barricade during flight deck drills aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific Ocean, June 26, 2009. Aircraft barricades are used to assist damaged aircraft in landing safely on the flight deck. The George Washington is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean on her first summer deployment from Yokosuka, Japan.

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