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U.S. Navy personnel fight a simulated fuel fire in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a general quarters drill in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 13, 2009. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are on a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. Navy personnel fight a simulated fuel fire in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during a general quarters drill in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 13, 2009. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are on a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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