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U.S. Navy sailors prepare to rig the barricade during a night drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 27, 2011. George H.W. Bush is under way in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a composite training unit exercise.

BARRICADE

U.S. Navy sailors prepare to rig the barricade during a night drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 27, 2011. George H.W. Bush is under way in the Atlantic Ocean conducting a composite training unit exercise.

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