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U.S. Navy damage controlmen and flight deck personnel inspect the spray nozzles on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a salt water counter-measure wash-down test in Pacific Ocean, July 23, 2009. Nimitz is currently underway in preparation for a regularly scheduled deployment.

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U.S. Navy damage controlmen and flight deck personnel inspect the spray nozzles on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a salt water counter-measure wash-down test in Pacific Ocean, July 23, 2009. Nimitz is currently underway in preparation for a regularly scheduled deployment.

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