War planes are parked on the deck of the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in Marseille harbor, southern France, Friday, March 8, 2013. US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower departed from Norfolk, Virginia, USA on Feb 21 and stopped in Marseille, southern France, en route for the Mediterranean sea and Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

War planes are parked on the deck of the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in Marseille harbor, southern France, Friday, March 8, 2013. US aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower departed from Norfolk, Virginia, USA on Feb 21 and stopped in Marseille, southern France, en route for the Mediterranean sea and Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Claude Paris) Stock Photo

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