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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz muster man the rails as the ship pulls into Yokosuka, Japan, for a port visit, Aug. 22, 2009. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are on a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

NIMITZ RAILS

U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz muster man the rails as the ship pulls into Yokosuka, Japan, for a port visit, Aug. 22, 2009. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing 11 are on a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.

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