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Caption:
At sea aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Nov. 7, 2002 -- Upon departing
from San Diego, the crew of USS Carl Vinson and crew members from the
newly assigned Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) team-up for a Foreign
Object Damage (FOD) walk down prior to recovering the air wing's
aircraft. FOD walk downs are conducted to remove solid objects
from the shipÕs flight deck that might cause damage to aircraft
engines during flight operations. Carl Vinson and her newly assigned
Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) are completing a recent workup
exercise in the Southern California operating area in preparation for
an upcoming regularly scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by
Lt. Cmdr. Bob Meeker. (RELEASED)
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