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U.S. Navy sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as the ship returns after a three-month deployment, Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 3, 2009. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, completed her inaugural summer deployment supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.

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U.S. Navy sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as the ship returns after a three-month deployment, Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 3, 2009. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, completed her inaugural summer deployment supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean.

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