111108SB672-135 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 8, 2011) Civilian contractor Vadim Melline raises the bleachers as workers prepare an alternate basketball arena in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in case of rain. Carl Vinson is preparing to host the Michigan State University Spartans and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels for the inaugural Quicken Loans Carrier Classic basketball game on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11.

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