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Das Boat, Bird Farm, Mom, aka 90,000 tons of diplomacy: the Nimitz Class carriers

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100709-N-6003P-270 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 9, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), center, the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), right, and the French navy frigate Jean Bart (D615) cruise in formation after concluding joint air defense interoperability exercises. Harry S. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released)
 

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100602-N-6003P-432 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (June 2, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Strait of Gibraltar. Harry S. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kilho Park/Released)
 

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100520-N-4573C-104 ARABIAN SEA (May 20, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) pull along both sides of the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) for a replenishment at sea. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Farragut are part of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group and are deployed as part of an-ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman 3rd Class Ruben N. Coss/Released)
 

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100520-N-0901C-142 ARABIAN SEA (May 20, 2010) The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6) performs a replenishment-at-sea with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shonna Cunningham/Released)
 

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100513-N-7478G-084 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 13, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting sea trials before an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cynthia Griggs/Released)
 

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100501-N-8913A-216 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2010) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Tridents of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 flies around the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as part of an air power demonstration for friends and families. More than 7,000 guests attended the ship's first Friends and Family Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Leonard Adams/Released)
 

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100501-N-8913A-128 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 1, 2010) An F/A-18A+ Hornet assigned to the Golden Warriors of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 performs a touch-and-go aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) as part of an air power demonstration for friends and family. More than 7,000 guests attended the ship's first Friends and Family Day. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Leonard Adams/Released)
 

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100501-N-8446A-084 CHESAPEAKE BAY (May 1, 2010) More than 7,000 Sailors and their guests tour the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) during a Friends and Family Day. The event included an air power demonstration and Celebration of Reading at Sea, hosted by the ship's sponsor Doro Bush Koch. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Travis S. Alston/Released)
 

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100412-N-8878B-367 SAN DIEGO (April 12, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives in San Diego Bay. Carl Vinson conducted humanitarian and disaster relief operations in Haiti during Operation Unified Response and held partnership exercises with seven Latin American countries as part of Southern Seas 2010. The ship is completing a homeport change from Norfolk, Va. to San Diego, Calif. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael C. Barton/Released)
 

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100412-N-5049H-329 SAN DIEGO (April 12, 2010) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) man the rails as the ship transits Turning Basin toward its new homeport of Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 conducted humanitarian and disaster relief operations in Haiti during Operation Unified Response and held partnership exercises with seven Latin American countries as part of Southern Seas 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Stephen G. Hale/Released)
 

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100331-N-4774B-001 CALLAO, Peru (March 31, 2010) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) anchors at the port of Callao, Peru, following an exercise with the Peruvian Navy. Carl Vinson is supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)
 

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100329-N-4236E-356 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 29, 2010) Lt. Scott Ryan inspects the jet blast deflectors before flight quarters aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)
 

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100328-N-4774B-141 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2010) An FA/18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight operations. Carl Vinson is supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)
 

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100328-N-4774B-076 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2010) A formation of FA/18E Super Hornets, lead by an E-2C Hawkeye, fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an air power demonstration. Carl Vinson is supporting Southern Seas 2010, a U.S. Southern Command-directed operation that provides U.S. and international forces the opportunity to operate in a multi-national environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker/Released)
 

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100326-N-8421M-011 SAN DIEGO (March 26, 2010) Sailors man the rails on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the ship transits into its homeport at Naval Base Coronado. Nimitz and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 returned to its homeport of San Diego after completing an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Mercil/Released)
 
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