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U.S. sailors wash down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 11, 2009. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

SUNRISE WASH

U.S. sailors wash down the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 11, 2009. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

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