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16 Nov. 1997
Manama, Bahrain
An ordinanceman aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz checks an anti-aircraft missile attached to a F/A-18 fighter attack plane prior to a patrol mission over the Persian Gulf, November 15. In a major buildup of U.S. military force in the Gulf, the aircraft carrier USS George Washington is expected to join the carrier Nimitz within a week.
