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U.S. Navy sailors and Marines perform a push back on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on April 11, 2007. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the Pacific Ocean in support of operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

U.S. Navy sailors and Marines perform a push back on an F/A-18A Hornet.

U.S. Navy sailors and Marines perform a push back on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on April 11, 2007. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the Pacific Ocean in support of operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

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