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U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mates scrub the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) after flight operations in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California on Dec. 14, 2005. The scrubbing removes the built-up dirt, hydraulic fluid and jet fuel from the deck.

U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mates scrub the flight deck.

U.S. Navy aviation boatswain's mates scrub the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA-5) after flight operations in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California on Dec. 14, 2005. The scrubbing removes the built-up dirt, hydraulic fluid and jet fuel from the deck.

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