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U.S. Navy sailors wait in a refueling station aboard the USS Carl Vinson during a refueling at sea with the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 4, 2011. The sailors are assigned to the carrier's deck department. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

REFUELING WAIT

U.S. Navy sailors wait in a refueling station aboard the USS Carl Vinson during a refueling at sea with the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 4, 2011. The sailors are assigned to the carrier's deck department. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

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