Brave Women in the Armed Forces of the World

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Karen Harris, 1st Combat Camera Squadron combat logistics fight chief, shoots a M-249 light machine gun during a virtual reality training simulation a part of Exercise Scorpion Lens Jan. 26, 2017, at McCrady Training Center, S.C. Exercise Scorpion Lens is an annual Ability To Survive and Operate training exercise mandated by Air Force Combat Camera job qualification standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Battles)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Trevor McBride and Senior Airman Ericka Engblom, both combat photojournalist assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, train in close quarters battle at McCrady Training Center, January 27, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Piazza)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2015) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Jennifer Vaughan, from Tulsa, Okla., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Kelsey Barnhart, from Buckhead, Ga., hang bunting aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is undergoing an operational training period in preparation for future deployments. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

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RED SEA (Jan. 21, 2015) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Chrystal Ervin, from Houston, monitors the ship's self-defense system aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43). Fort McHenry, part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Austin/Released)

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2014) Culinary Specialist Seaman Brittany Dixon, from Cincinnati, pours vegetables onto a grill in a galley aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Scott Fenaroli/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (July 31, 2014) Lt. j.g. Marlies Bouwmeester, an exchange officer from the Netherlands stationed aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) for two years, stands conning officer watch. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua R. Nistas/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (July 29, 2014) Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Kylie Haake, from Wailuku, Hawaii, folds the national ensign aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (July 10, 2014) Midshipman Molly Hanna, from Annapolis, Md., consults the radar to take the range other shipping aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77). O'Kane is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Fire Controlman 1st Class Shod Williams/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 31, 2014) Chief Air Traffic Controller Ronesha Q. Nation, right, assigned to the future amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), supervises Air-Traffic Controller 1st Class Fernando Montes while he stands approach controller watch from the ship's amphibious air traffic control center. America is traveling through the U.S. Southern Command and U.S. 4th Fleet areas of responsibility on her maiden transit, "America visits the Americas". The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct. 11 in San Francisco. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 4, 2014) Lt. j.g. Rochelle Perry, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), relays information on a simulated target during the surface action group exercise portion of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2014. In its 20th year, CARAT is a bilateral exercise series between the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gabriel S. Weber/Released)

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QINGDAO, China (Aug. 8, 2014) Capt. Richard McCormack, commanding officer of the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), receives a fond farewell from China's People's Liberation Army (Navy) before the ship departed Qingdao, China. Blue Ridge visited Qingdao to build partnerships with the PLA(N) during a goodwill port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders/Released)

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BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Aug. 12, 2014) The U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) Sailors man the helm and lee helm in the pilot house as the ship prepares to pull into Busan for a port visit. Blue Ridge port visits strengthen positive military-to-military relationships based on common interests related to maritime security, counterterrorism, defense, trade and security of the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeff Troutman/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 8, 2014) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman Airman Karina Perez, left, from Inglewood, Calif., assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), hugs her mother after arriving in Fleet Activities Yokosuka after a three-month patrol. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interest of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Liam Kennedy/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 8, 2014) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Keiko Sand, from Ashtabula, Ohio, operates an aircraft communications system in the combat direction center of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is underway participating in an operational reactor safeguard examination. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Emiline L. M. Senn/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Lucy Pizarro signals as an AV-8B Harrier takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is underway conducting sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Travis DiPerna/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 14, 2014) Gunner's Mate Seaman Coren Demastus, from Fort Smith, Ark., carries rifles after training aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brian Stephens/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 19, 2014) Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard talks to Lt. j.g. Sean Lewis, navigator aboard the littoral combat ship USS Forth Worth (LCS 3), about the ship's autopilot system. Littoral combat ships have the ability to deploy manned and unmanned vehicles to execute missions. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bradley J. Gee/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 21, 2014) Seaman Apprentice Crystal Abbott, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), hugs her nephew as they are reunited during a homecoming ceremony. Kidd returned from an eight-month deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Karolina A. Oseguera/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan (Aug. 22, 2014) Fire Controlman 3rd Class Rachel Butler, from Wingate, Ind., right, and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Samantha Roth, from Clarksville, Tenn., inspect the MK 38 25 mm machine gun console on the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) while moored at Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo. Germantown is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda R. Gray/Released)

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Aug. 11, 2014) Machinist's Mate Fireman Brianna Galvam, from Fresno, Calif., overhauls a fire main valve on a valve barge adjacent to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is undergoing a scheduled docking planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael R. Gendron/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 22, 2014) Navy Counselor 1st Class April Taylor, from Atlanta, Ga., demonstrates a pipe patching technique during a damage control training evolution aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80). Roosevelt is deployed as a part of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)

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GUAM (Aug. 15, 2014) Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Shiangela Edwards, assigned to the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39), fires the M4 rifle during a weapons qualification course at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Emory S. Land is a forward-deployed expeditionary submarine tender on an extended deployment conducting coordinated tended moorings and afloat maintenance in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caine Storino, Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Emily Schmidt, left, from Perry, Kan., downloads an M9 service pistol as clearing barrel supervisor Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Joseph Heller, right, from Falcon, Colo., looks on aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Philip Wagner Jr./Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 29, 2014) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Lorraine Diaz, from Orlando, Fla., cleans the engine of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Black Lions of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lorelei Vander Griend/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 12, 2014) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Shannon Riffe demonstrates proper CPR technique to members of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) damage control maintenance team. Essex is undergoing a training and inspection period in preparation for a scheduled 2015 deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean P. Gallagher/Released)

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SAN DIEGO (Sept. 11, 2014) Sailors take the Navy-wide E-5 advancement exam at the Naval Medical Center San Diego Galley. The medical center administers more than 1,300 advancement exams each exam cycle comprising nearly every rating in the Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Todd J. Hack/Released)

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BREMERTON, Wash. (Sept. 23, 2014) Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Jasmine Mahn, from Harrisburg, Ill., prepares to braze an end cap for a sprinkler system aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is undergoing a docking planned incremental availability maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Frost / Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 17, 2014) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Megan Barrows, from Olathad, Kan., positions aircraft shapes on the Ouija board in flight deck control aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, are on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only biennial exercise in which participation will focus on the integration of joint training among U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Giovanni Squadrito/Released)

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SAN FRANCISCO (Oct. 11, 2014) Sailors and Marines man the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) as they "bring the ship to life" during America's commissioning ceremony. America is the first ship of its class and the fourth to bear the name. It replaces the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships as the next generation "big-deck" amphibious assault ship and is optimized for aviation and capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker/Released)

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Spain (March 5, 2017) Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Samantha Rivera stands topside rover watch aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) while the ship is pierside at Naval Station Rota, Spain. Porter is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

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PLYMOUTH, England (March 5, 2017) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Breanna Smith prepares a blueberry crumble for lunch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). The ship forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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Master Sgt. Chris Kohut sprays Airman 1st Class Kameron Freeman with pepper spray, March 4, 2017, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, W.Va. Security Forces members are required to get pepper sprayed at least once in their career. Kohut and Freeman are security forces personnel assigned to the 130th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. De-Juan Haley)

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Airman 1st Class Kameron Freeman places handcuffs on Tech. Sgt. Heather Garner after being pepper sprayed, March 4, 2017, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, W.Va. New security forces members are required to get pepper sprayed and complete challenges to deal with the effects of pepper spray. Garner and Freeman are security forces patrolmen assigned to the 130th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. De-Juan Haley)

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Airman 1st Class Kameron Freeman soothes her face with water after being pepper sprayed, March 4, 2017, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, W.Va. Among the requirements to become a security forces patrolman, members are pepper sprayed and placed through an obstacle course to hone their ability to overcome stressful situations. Freeman is assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Tech. Sgt. De-Juan Haley)

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Equation said:

Does the Navy roll up their Fatigues or BDU's like the Army? The Marines had the "white" side expose while the Army rolls it down to cover the "white" side.

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August 7th 2016

In the past decade, the blue cammies have been many things.

A radical change that put officers and enlisted in the same working uniform. A force-wide standard with accessories that the service spent well over $226 million developing and rolling out. A punch line in a sailor falls overboard joke.

The Navy's drastic move to retire the blue-and-gray Navy working uniform after only a decade opens another chapter in the Navy's continual search for safe and effective uniforms that standardize a force that ranges from submarines and shore bases to aviation squadrons and Navy SEALs.

Love it or hate it, the blue NWU has been at the core of a vast uniform overhaul — and its dumping opens the service to new possibilities, including a Coast Guard-style fleet uniform designed to stand up in a fire.

..finish the article in the link above...

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NEW ORLEANS (April 26, 2015) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Julie Nguyen, from Houston, Texas, right and Chef Joel Brown prepare food during the New Orleans Fleet Week Seafood Cook-Off. Sailors from Wasp and Marines assigned to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are participating in New Orleans for a weeklong celebration and collaboration with the community and ships representing the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, as well as the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Wolpert/Released)

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U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (July 6, 2015) Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Kelli Milakovich works on the tail rotor of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Grandmasters of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98). Forrest Sherman is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations as part of Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony N. Hilkowski/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (July 4, 2015) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Tyreonda Gray fires a ceremonial cannon from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in honor of Independence Day. Ronald Reagan is underway off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Nelson/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 20, 2014) Culinary Specialist Seaman Reba Graham, from Wilmington, N.C., serves food to Sailors during an October birthday meal celebration aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Card/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 17, 2015) Participants in the naturalization ceremony recite the Pledge of Allegiance. 40 men and women from 18 different countries recited the Oath of Allegiance to the United States and obtained U.S citizenship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Timothy D. Hale/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2015) Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Erika Salazar stabilizes a hangar bay door wire in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is preparing to deploy around South America as a part of Southern Seas 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Clemente A. Lynch/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 16, 2015) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Punum Gurung takes inventory of incoming supplies aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephane Belcher/Released)

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ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 21, 2015) Air Traffic Controllers 2nd Class Amanda Duell and Derrick Hulme discuss control techniques on Case Three flight operations from the carrier air traffic control center aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Stephane Belcher/Released)

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MANAMA, Bahrain (Sept. 10, 2015) Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Raymond Palma, left, and Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Natalie Penuna, assigned to the Desert Hawks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26, test electrical components of an engine prior to installing it into an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter. HSC-26 is attached to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 53 to provide combat logistics and search and rescue capabilities throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Bryce Bruns/Released)

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