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Caption:
Arabian Gulf (Jun. 19, 2004) -- Crew members clean an F-14B Tomcat
assigned to the "Red Rippers" of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) on
the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.
based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled
deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Washington is
one of seven aircraft carriers involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer
Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven aircraft carrier
strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide
credible combat power across the globe, in five theaters with other
U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the Navy's
first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Janice Kreischer (RELEASED)
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