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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Warren Sisson, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 115, conducts a pre-flight safety inspection on an F/A-18E Super Hornet before launching from the USS George Washington, July 13, 2010. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is scheduled to visit the port of Busan, South Korea, July 21 to 25.

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Warren Sisson, commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron 115, conducts a pre-flight safety inspection on an F/A-18E Super Hornet before launching from the USS George Washington, July 13, 2010. The George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is scheduled to visit the port of Busan, South Korea, July 21 to 25.

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