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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anorga Vidal monitors the transfer of fuel from storage tanks to the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 13, 2009. The Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

FOLLOWING FUEL

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anorga Vidal monitors the transfer of fuel from storage tanks to the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 13, 2009. The Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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