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Caption:
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 15, 2009) -- F/A-18 Super Hornets wait to taxi to
their catapult for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson
(CVN 70). Carl Vinson is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting
flight deck certification after completing its scheduled refueling
complex overhaul at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. The overhaul was an
extensive yard period that all Nimitz-class aircraft carriers go
through near the mid-point of their 50-year life cycle. Carl Vinson's
nuclear fuel was replenished and the ship's services and infrastructure
upgraded to make her the most state-of-the-art aircraft carrier in the
fleet. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class
Stephen Rowe (RELEASED)
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