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Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan watching a sunset

(Allison Batdorff/Stars and Stripes)

Off the coast of Guam, June 19, 2006: Sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan watch a sunset in waters outside Guam. The carrier is taking part in Valiant Shield, a new exercise involving three aircraft carrier groups carrying a combined 20,000 personnel, 28 ships and 290 aircraft, making Valiant Shield the largest carrier exercise since the Vietnam conflict.

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