US Navy Sailors work on the rain-soaked flight deck of the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier, USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73), while underway in the Persian Gulf. A F/A-18 Hornet is seen in the foreground while A-6B Prowlers line the far side of the flat top. The ship is in the Gulf as part of an Southwest Asia build-up of forces in reaction to Iraq's refusal of sponsored weapons inspections. Base: USS George Washington (CVN 73)

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