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The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier is under way with the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during a replenishment at sea in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 11, 2011. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf.

INDIAN OCEAN

The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainier is under way with the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during a replenishment at sea in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 11, 2011. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf.

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