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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Navy sailors prepare for flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the ship operates in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 12, 2007. Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations.

U.S. Navy sailors prepare for flight operations.

U.S. Navy sailors prepare for flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the ship operates in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 12, 2007. Eisenhower and embarked Carrier Air Wing 7 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations.

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