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Posted: Monday, 19 May 2008 6:19PM

New York City Prepares for Fleet Week 2008

NEW YORK (AP)  -- The annual U.S. Navy invasion known as Fleet Week opens Wednesday in New York city with a flotilla of five American warships and three Canadian for the 21st annual observance.

LINK: 2008 Fleet Week NYC Schedule

Some 3,000 sailors and Marines will disembark from ships during the eight-day event. There will be public tours and aerial and simulated combat technique demonstrations by Marine Corps units.
   
A decade ago, as many as a dozen ships from several nations took part in Fleet Week.
   
But the size has diminished in recent years. The last time it included a full-size aircraft carrier was in 2005, when the USS John F. Kennedy made its final appearance before being retired.
   
City policy bars nuclear-powered craft from the harbor, denying port calls by the Navy's newer fleet carriers.

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