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U.S. Navy sailors from the air department prepare to raise an aircraft barricade aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during flight deck drills while underway in the Pacific Ocean on July 23, 2008. The ship is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2008, a biennial exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Fleet that brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.

U.S. Navy sailors prepare to raise an aircraft barricade.

U.S. Navy sailors from the air department prepare to raise an aircraft barricade aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during flight deck drills while underway in the Pacific Ocean on July 23, 2008. The ship is participating in Rim of the Pacific 2008, a biennial exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Fleet that brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea.

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