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Caption:
Arabian Gulf (Jun. 18, 2004) -- The guided missile cruiser USS Vella
Gulf (CG 72) maneuvers to receive personnel from the Nimitz-class
aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) by Rigid Hull
Inflatable Boat (RHIB). The Norfolk, Va. based ships are 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 Andrew Wallace (RELEASED)
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