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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan monitor wash down system sprinklers on the flight deck in the Pacific Ocean, March 23, 2011. Sailors scrubbed the external surfaces on the flight deck to remove potential radiation contamination. The Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed to support Operation Tomodachi.

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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan monitor wash down system sprinklers on the flight deck in the Pacific Ocean, March 23, 2011. Sailors scrubbed the external surfaces on the flight deck to remove potential radiation contamination. The Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed to support Operation Tomodachi.

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