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U.S. Navy aviation boatswain mates scrub the hangar bay deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, July 7, 2009. The Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash. after completing a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. Navy aviation boatswain mates scrub the hangar bay deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Pacific Ocean, July 7, 2009. The Stennis is returning to homeport in Bremerton, Wash. after completing a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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