040319-N-9630B-055 Arabian Gulf (Mar. 19, 2004) - Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate Airman Arthur Pressley, of East St. Louis, Mo., fuels an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the ÒWildcatsÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Robert Brooks. (RELEASED) US Navy 040319-N-9630B-055 Aviation Boatswain%%5Ersquo,s Mate Airman Arthur Pressley, of East St. Loui

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040319-N-9630B-055 Arabian Gulf (Mar. 19, 2004) - Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate Airman Arthur Pressley, of East St. Louis, Mo., fuels an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the ÒWildcatsÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131) on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, nuclear powered aircraft carrier is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Robert Brooks. (RELEASED) US Navy 040319-N-9630B-055 Aviation Boatswain%%5Ersquo,s Mate Airman Arthur Pressley, of East St. Louis, Mo., fuels an F-A-18C Hornet assigned to the %%5Eldquo,Wildcats%%5Erdquo, of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three One (VFA-131)

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