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U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 scrub the flight deck in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 13. 2010. The George Washington will undergo interior and exterior preservation, renovations and repairs upon return to its permanently forward-deployed port at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

SCRUB HUB

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington and embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 scrub the flight deck in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 13. 2010. The George Washington will undergo interior and exterior preservation, renovations and repairs upon return to its permanently forward-deployed port at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

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