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U.S. Navy is installing an energy efficient green roof at Naval Station Norfolk

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Arabian Gulf (May 15, 2004) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Ronald Marinello, of Philadelphia, Pa., directs an F-14B Tomcat assigned to the “Red Rippers” of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) onto one of the four steam-powered catapults aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The Norfolk, Va.-based aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Michael D. Blackwell II. (RELEASED)

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