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USS Nimitz (CVN-68) underway during her first Med deployment...1976.

VF-74 "Be-Devilers" F-4J Phantom II aboard NIMITZ ..1976

VAQ-130 "Zappers" EA-6B Prowler aboard NIMITZ ..1976

RVAH-9 "Hoot Owls" RA-5C Vigilante aboard NIMITZ ..1976

VA-86 "Sidewinders" A-7E Corsair II aboard NIMITZ ..1976

 

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U.S. soldiers secure the site where a suicide attacker rammed a car bomb into a NATO convoy killing two foreign civilian contractors, in the Afghan capital Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul) other sources... (Reuters /Omar Sobhani)

 

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BATH, Maine (April 20, 2016) The future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) departs Bath, Maine to conduct acceptance trials with the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). Acceptance Trials are the last significant shipbuilding milestone before delivery of the ship to the U.S. Navy, which is planned for next month. While underway, many of the ship's key systems and technologies including navigation, propulsion readiness, auxiliary systems, habitability, fire protection and damage control capabilities will be demonstrated to ensure they meet the Navy's requirements. (U.S. Navy photos/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 21, 2016) The future guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) transits the Atlantic Ocean to conduct acceptance trials with the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). Acceptance Trials are the last significant shipbuilding milestone before delivery of the ship to the U.S. Navy, which is planned for next month. While underway, many of the ship's key systems and technologies including navigation, propulsion readiness, auxiliary systems, habitability, fire protection and damage control capabilities will be demonstrated to ensure they meet the Navy's requirements. (U.S. Navy photos/Released)

 

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua Hatfield, Recon Team Leader, with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, G-3, 3d Marine Division, hikes to from Landing Zone Dodo to Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2017. The CBRN Platoon conducts response drills to enhance the commander’s capabilities by exercising the operability and efficiency of the consequence management set within the 3d Marine Division CBRN response element. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Jesus McCloud)

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devin Johnson, Assistant Incident Commander, with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, G-3, 3d Marine Division, hikes to from Landing Zone Dodo to Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2017.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Jesus McCloud)

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U.S. Marines with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, G-3, 3d Marine Division, protect themselves from debris caused by the MV-22 on Landing Zone Dodo, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Jesus McCloud)

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U.S. Marines with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, G-3, 3d Marine Division, embark the MV-22 Osprey on Camp Courtney Landing Zone, Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Jesus McCloud)

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U.S. Marine Corps SSgt Dylan Worrell, Incident Commander, with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Platoon, G-3, 3d Marine Division, views the landscape from outside of a MV-22 Osprey, Okinawa, Japan, March 21, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Jesus McCloud)

 

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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Sergeant Lukas Slejska, an Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB) candidate from the Czech Republic, maneuvers through a wooded area during the land navigation portion of a U.S. Army Europe EFMB evaluation in Grafenwoehr, Germany on March 22, 2017. Approximately 215 military members from the U.S. Army and ten European partner nations attended this biannual evaluation in hopes of achieving the coveted U.S. Army EFMB. (U.S. Air Force photo by TSgt Brian Kimball)

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CHINHAE, Republic of Korea (March 22, 2017) Navy Diver 2nd Class Nicholas Reese and a Republic of Korea (ROK) navy diver assist Navy Diver 2nd Class Paul Orbegoso during the first bilateral diver training exercise on ROK ship Tong Yeong (ATS 31), during Salvage Exercise (SALVEX) Korea 2017. SALVEX Korea 2017 is part of Exercise Foal Eagle, a series of joint and combined field training exercises which demonstrates the United States' commitment to the Republic of Korea and U.S. Alliance, and enhances the combat readiness, flexibility, and capabilities of the combined force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Wesley J. Breedlove)

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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer conducts a bilateral mission in the vicinity of Japan with Koku-Jeitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) F-15J Eagles, followed by a bilateral mission with Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K Slam Eagles carried out in ROK airspace. (Courtesy Photo)

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U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 16th Sustainment Brigade, and Slovene Armed Forces are preparing for convoy live fire exercise during the Vanguard Proof at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Mar. 21, 2017. Units in the battalion have come together from four separate bases in Germany and Italy to conduct this training event. Exercise Vanguard Proof is a combined exercise between the 16th Sustainment Brigade and the Slovene Armed Forces focused on enhancing interoperability NATO operational standards and developing individual technical skills. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)

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Several A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft wait for a sunset take off during the periodic night training at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho on March 20, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur/released)

 

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PHILIPPINE SEA (March 18, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Tiffanie Allenderriley, from Joplin, Mo., leads air department Sailors and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), during a simulated aircraft fire on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st MEU, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (March 18, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Jessica Dean, center, from Hammonton, N.J., instructs air department Sailors and Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) during a simulated aircraft fire on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeanette Mullinax/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (March 18, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Christopher Ellis and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Heather Kramberg perform evening colors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The ship is at home port at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Spencer Roberts/Released)

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PLYMOUTH, England (March 18, 2017) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) pass mail during a working party, March 18, 2017. Donald Cook is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, and is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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NORFOLK (March 16, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Britani Parker, assigned to the air operations department at Naval Station Norfolk, completes administrative tasks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeanyra A. Mateo/Released)

 

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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 20, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) prepares to depart Naval Base Busan, Republic of Korea. The ship and its carrier strike group are on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (March 22, 2017) United States and Republic of Korea Navy vessels participate in a photo exercise during Operation Foal Eagle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Monroe/Released)

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SEA OF JAPAN (March 22, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 flies near various vessels of the United States and the Republic of Korea Navies during a photo exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Devin M. Monroe/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 20, 2017) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG 91) monitor a fuel probe as the ship conducts a replenishment-at-sea during a composite training unit exercise with the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Craig Z. Rodarte/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2017) Sailors guide a T-45C Goshawk assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 1 onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The ship is conducting aircraft carrier qualifications during the sustainment phase of the optimized fleet response plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nathan T. Beard/Released)

 

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The last Forrestal class CV, Independence, is being towed to the breakers yard in Brownsville TX..

BREMERTON, Wash. (March 11, 2017) Tug boats tow the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVN 62) through the Sinclair Inlet en route to Brownsville, Texas, for dismantling by International Shipbreaking LTD. The Independence was commissioned Jan. 10, 1959, and was the fourth and final of the Forrestal-class carriers. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

 

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NAWS CHINA LAKE, Calif. (March 19, 2017) Cmdr. Frank Weisser, lead solo pilot of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs a dirty roll manuver at the NAWS China Lake Air Show. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform more than 60 demonstrations across the U.S. in 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ian Cotter/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 21, 2017) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Spartans" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 prepares to take off aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship and it's carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Bowens/Released)

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BOSTON MA (March 20, 2017) The guide-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) prepares to get underway after a port visit in Boston, MA. San Jacinto participated in Boston's St. Patrick's Day festivities and community relation programs throughout the city. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Andrew J. Sneeringer/Released)

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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (March 22, 2017) The Emory S. Land-class submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Frank Cable is en route to Portland, Oregon, for its dry-dock phase maintenance availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton/Released)

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BANGOR, Wash. (March 21, 2017) The Gold Crew of the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Nevada (SSBN 733) returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a routine strategic deterrent patrol. Nevada is one of eight ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base, providing the most survivable leg of the strategic deterrence triad for the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)

 

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Maj. Gen. Duane A Gamble, Commander of 22st Theater Sustainment Command, prepare to convoy live fire exercise with U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to the 16th Sustainment Brigade, and Slovene Armed Forces as part of a visit during Vanguard Proof at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Mar. 22, 2017. Units in the battalion have come together from four separate bases in Germany and Italy to conduct this training event. Exercise Vanguard Proof is a combined exercise between the 16th Sustainment Brigade and the Slovene Armed Forces focused on enhancing interoperability NATO operational standards and developing individual technical skills. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)

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Maj. Gen. Duane A Gamble, Commander of 22st Theater Sustainment Command, engages targets with the M2 .50-caliber machine gun during the convoy live fire exercise as part of the Vanguard Proof at Pocek Range in Postonja, Slovenia, Mar. 22, 2017. (U.S. Army photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)

 

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Staff Sgt. Robert Gullett, a range cadre with Fort Jackson’s Special Troops Battalion, watches as Staff Sgt. Virgil Matlock an infantryman with STB, performs a functions check on a M2HB Browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun March 23 during train up for the installation's expert infantryman’s badge testing set to begin March 27. (U.S. Army photo by Robert Timmons, Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office/Released)

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Staff Sgt. Virgil Matlock, with Fort Jackson's Special Troops Battalion, (left) times Staff Sgt. Robert Gullett, a range cadre with STB, as he performs a functions check on a M2HB Browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun March 23 during train up for the installation's expert infantryman’s badge testing set to begin March 27. (U.S. Army photo by Robert Timmons, Fort Jackson Public Affairs Office/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Walker, 354th Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems technician, poses in front of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 24, 2017. Prior to the 18th Aggressor Squadron completing their final sortie in Exercise Diamond Shield, Walker was offered an opportunity to observe the mission of training and preparing Royal Australian Air Force fighter combat instructors, airspace battle managers, fighter intelligence instructors and fighter combat controllers of the RAAF Air Warfare Centre Instructors Course from a perspective he’s never seen before; from 30,000 feet in the air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Shawn McGoffin, 354 Fighter Wing deputy inspector general and F-16 pilot, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Wesley Walker, 354th Maintenance Squadron aircraft armament systems technician, taxi & take flight in an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Royal Australian Air Force Base Williamtown, in New South Wales, Australia, March 24, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steven R. Doty)

 

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ARABIAN SEA (March 17, 2017) Sailors assigned to USS Laboon (DDG 58) inspect bags containing Hashish during an inspection of a dhow in the Arabian Sea, March 17. Laboon Sailors intercepted the dhow and seized 500 kg of Hashish, their second successful drug interdiction operation in five days. Laboon, operating as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150, is attached to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 22. (U.S. Navy photos)

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SASEBO, Japan (March 17, 2017) Sailors 'shift colors' on the fantail of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during a sea and anchor detail. Lake Champlain is on a western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 23, 2017) Airman Dylan Maze, assigned to the "Gauntlets" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, wipes down an EA-18G Growler aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship and its carrier strike group are on a scheduled western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jake Cannady/Released)

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COBH, Ireland (March 22, 2017) Cmdr. Timothy Moore, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), presents command ball caps to Irish military officials after a tour of the ship. Donald Cook is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, and is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (March 23, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Gaines/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (March 23, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class William Duskin stands in the rain on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Gaines/Released)

 

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Offensive avionic systems specialists from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspect a B-1 bomber’s offensive electronic systems during routine maintenance at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., June 18, 2013. The 28th AMXS is the largest squadron in the 28th Bomb Wing, with more than 700 Airmen supporting Ellsworth’s combat coded B-1 bombers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zachary Hada/Released)

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Members assigned to the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., conduct a pre-flight brief prior to a sortie on a B-52H Stratofortress, June 12, 2013. The B-52 is capable of flying at high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can carry a variety of weapons including nuclear and precision guided conventional ordnance with worldwide precision navigation capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradley C. Church)

 

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July 2013...USMC MV-22 Osprey squadron VMM-363 is deploying to Okinawa.

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Global Network reported that, according to foreign media reports, local time, July 15, at the San Diego Naval Base, United States Marine Corps MV-22B squadron VMM-363 loaded 12 MV-22B "Osprey" aircraft aboard USNS Green Ridge (T-AK-9655), ready to be shipped as scheduled deployment in Okinawa, Japan

 

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U.S. soldiers secure the site where a suicide attacker rammed a car bomb into a NATO convoy killing two foreign civilian contractors, in the Afghan capital Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. (AP Photos/Rahmat Gul) other sources... (Reuters /Omar Sobhani)

 

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 28, 2014) Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters assigned to Alpha Company Four, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) perform deck landing qualifications aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is conducting sea trials in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dustin Knight/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Apr. 28, 2014) The littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) transits the San Diego Bay following a routine underway operation in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Farrington/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 28, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) conducts high speed runs in the Atlantic Ocean. Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting training for future deployments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Wyatt L. Anthony/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (April 28, 2014) The amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) departs Naval Base San Diego for sea trials. The underway is the final step of a 20-month dry dock planned maintenance availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tim D. Godbee/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 28, 2014) Aviation Boatswains Mates (Handling) paint aviation boatswains mate wings on a hangar bay door aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is conducting sea trials in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Viramontes/Released)

 

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Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24, 2014.The MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily as an intelligence-collection asset and secondarily against dynamic execution targets.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. John Bainter)

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QUONSET, R.I. (May 17, 2014) The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, fly in the Diamond formation at the Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 68 demonstrations at 34 locations across the U.S. in 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald/Released)

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QUONSET, R.I. (May 17, 2014) A C-130 Hercules, affectionately known as "Fat Albert", assigned to the U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs the C-130 Low Transition/Maximum Effort Climb during the Rhode Island National Guard Open House Air Show. The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform 68 demonstrations at 34 locations across the U.S. in 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kathryn E. Macdonald/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 15, 2014) Engineman 1st Class George Dunn, assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3, Delta Company, mans an M240B machine gun aboard a riverine assault boat in San Diego Bay during a tour and demonstration for Vietnam veterans and former riverine Sailors known as "River Rats". The tour was an opportunity for Sailors in the riverine community, past and present, to share experiences and learn from each other. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 15, 2014) Sailors assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 3, Delta Company, patrol San Diego Bay during a tour and demonstration for Vietnam veterans and former riverine Sailors known as "River Rats." (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (May 1, 2014) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is undergoing a scheduled docking planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Wesley J. Breedlove/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 16, 2014) Sailors perform a helicopter in-flight refueling exercise with an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Grandmasters of Helicopter Maritime Squadron (HSM) 46 on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is underway in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of responsibility in preparation for Submarine Commander's Course-40. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Paumen/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2014) An EA-18G Growler assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway conducting composite training unit exercise off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class George M. Bell/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 17, 2014) Sailors fight a simulated aircraft fire during a crash and salvage drill aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is underway in the U.S. 2nd Fleet area of responsibility in preparation for Submarine Commander's Course-40. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Paumen/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2014) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Stingers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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MANAMA, Bahrain (May 13, 2014) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Travis Wilson, from Rio Vista, Calif., heaves a mooring line as the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) prepares to moor for a port visit in Manama, Bahrain. Arleigh Burke is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)

 

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Maj. Blaine Jones, Thunderbird 5 and lead solo, pitches to land as Maj. Jason Curtis, Thunderbird 6 and opposing solo, waits clearance for his pitch to land June 30, 2014, upon returning from a practice demonstration sortie at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The Thunderbirds, flying red, white and blue F-16 Fighting Falcons, are the Air Force’s precision flying demonstration team. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)

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Staff Sgt. Trung Dinh, left, and Senior Airman Devin Milburn attach a GBU-12 Paveway laser guided bomb onto an MQ-9 Reaper during a load crew competition June 30, 2014, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. The competition consists of two three-man teams from different aircraft maintenance units competing against each other in order to build skills and promote camaraderie. Dinh is a 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief and Milburn is a 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron support technician. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)

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HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, are placed into hangars on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 6, 2014, to protect them from a massive typhoon predicted to slam into Okinawa with wind gusts nearing 200 mph on July 8, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcus Morris)

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Airmen prepare to deploy from Kadena Air Base, Japan, to the Rim of the Pacific Exercise on July 6, 2014. The Airmen were deploying earlier than planned due to a massive typhoon predicted to hit Okinawa on July 8, 2014, with wind gusts nearing 200 mph. RIMPAC is the world’s largest biennial international maritime training event involving sea and air elements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcus Morris)

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An MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper taxi to the runway in preparation for take-off June 13, 2014, at Creech Air Force Base, Nev.. The aircraft are flown under the 432nd Wing, which trains pilots, sensor operators, and other remotely piloted aircraft crewmembers, and conducts combat surveillance and attack operations worldwide. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christian Clausen)