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A U.S. Navy sailor tends a line after lowering a rigid hull inflatable boat into the Atlantic Ocean during a man overboard drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on March 11, 2006. The George Washington is conducting carrier qualifications and shipboard training in the Atlantic.

A U.S. Navy sailor tends a line during a man overboard drill.

A U.S. Navy sailor tends a line after lowering a rigid hull inflatable boat into the Atlantic Ocean during a man overboard drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) on March 11, 2006. The George Washington is conducting carrier qualifications and shipboard training in the Atlantic.

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