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Sailors conduct a hangar bay scrub down aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), on Aug. 11, 2005. The Ronald Reagan is underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting carrier qualifications for the West Coast fleet replacement squadrons.

Sailors conduct a hangar bay scrub down.

Sailors conduct a hangar bay scrub down aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), on Aug. 11, 2005. The Ronald Reagan is underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting carrier qualifications for the West Coast fleet replacement squadrons.

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