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U.S. Navy sailors prepare EA-6B Prowler aircraft for launch aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), which is underway in the Pacific Ocean operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility on May 12, 2008.

U.S. Navy sailors prepare EA-6B Prowler aircraft for launch.

U.S. Navy sailors prepare EA-6B Prowler aircraft for launch aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), which is underway in the Pacific Ocean operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility on May 12, 2008.

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