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Fri Feb 7, 5:04 PM ET

A U.S. Air Force Globemaster parts the skies over western South Carolina during a training mission in this photo taken February 2, 2003. The United States on February 7, 2003 ordered a fifth aircraft carrier to sail for the Gulf as the U.S. military masses land, sea and air forces in the region for possible war with Iraq, defense officials said. REUTERS/U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen/Handout