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Sailors are shown on the deck of the USS John G. Stennis as they prepare to leave Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007, at the Naval Station Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash. The deployment of the Stennis to the Middle East will put two U.S. aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf region for the first time since the 2003 Iraq invasion, in a clear response to Iran's aggressive posture in the region. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Carolyn Yaschur)