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U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington receive supplies during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 9, 2009. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington receive supplies during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 9, 2009. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.

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