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Caption:
Norfolk, Va. (April 4, 2006) -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS
George Washington (CVN 73) and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen
(CVW-17) departs Naval Station Norfolk, as part of U.S. Southern
Command’s (SOUTHCOM) “Partnership of the Americas”
deployment. For two months more than 6,500 Sailors on ships assigned to
the George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) will deploy to the
Caribbean Sea to enhance regional maritime security, and strengthen
ties through operations and exercises with Caribbean and Latin American
partner nations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class
Lolita M. Lewis (RELEASED)
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