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Sgt. Adam Jun, , originally from Memphis, Tenn., and Erik Jorgensen from Half Moon Bay, Calif., both assigned to the Counter Improvised Explosive Detection Unit at Forward Operating Base Lightning, trekked through a creek bed while on a foot patrol in the Zormat District, May 18. They cleared the roads of explosives for a medical team setting up a free clinic in the Kaylan village and then the team provides security in the area.

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An Afghan youth attempts to sell a tame bird to U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan M. Starr of Stratford, Conn., a team leader with 2nd Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Iron Gray, during a visit to Meya Abdul Karim School in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province May 18. School officials discussed security, local concerns and their interaction with the Afghan government during the visit with Afghan national army and International Security Assistance Forces. The campus, which houses a girl's school and a boy's school, provides education to an estimated 3,000 students ranging from primary level to high school.

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U.S. Soldiers pull security with Iraqi police during an ambush at a hospital in the Abu Ghraib district of Baghdad, Iraq, May 15, 2010. The Soldiers, who are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, are a part of Operation Medical Alliance, designed to provide knowledge between Iraqi and American providers for the growth of Iraqi provider health care networking.

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U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mykel Thaete, of the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion (AITB), School of Infantry West (SOI-W), Detachment Hawaii, runs for concealment after popping an M18 green smoke hand grenade on Kahuku Training Area in Hawaii May 19, 2010. Thaete participated as opposition force in an attack and defend field exercise as part of SOI-W's Infantry Squad Leader Course.

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MAZAR-E-SHARIF, Afghanistan - Marine Drivers Training Course mentors instruct Afghan National Army 209th Corps soldiers on basic driving skills. Marines also train a select few ANA soldiers to become instructors themselves.

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From left, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. John Julian of Bridgeport, Conn., a squad leader, and Sgt. 1st Class Christopher T. Mike of Somers, Conn., the platoon sergeant, with Scout Platoon, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Iron Gray, destroy a reinforced cave position above a village in the Tabay Kunj area in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province May 21. The village is a seasonal one, with members of the Kuchi tribe having gone to grazing land in the south. Afghan National Army Soldiers, supported by International Security Assistance Forces, searched the area to ensure insurgents were not using houses to store weapons caches.

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A U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command strikes his mark during team training at a range during Flintlock 2010 in Theis, Senegal, May 14, 2010. Flintlock '10 is a special operations forces exercise focused on military interoperability and capacity-building and is part of an U.S. Africa Command-sponsored annual exercise program with partner nations in Northern and Western Africa. The exercise is designed to build relationships and develop capacity among security forces throughout the Trans-Saharan region of Africa.

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CHARIKAR, Afghanistan - Members of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Vermont National Guard, and the Macedonian Embedded Task Force arrive at the Operations Coordination Center Provincial, the provincial headquarters of the Afghan National Army, May 28, 2010. The two teams work together in a joint partnership to assist with mentoring the Afghan National Police and the ANA.

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SAN DIEGO (June 3, 2010) California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses veterans aboard the USS Midway Museum during the kick off of Operation Welcome Home. The Operation Welcome Home program helps California veterans successfully transition from the battlefront to the home front. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2010) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Richard Moon, from Hampton, Va., observes Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Michael Bustamante, from Kerrville, Texas, perform a mock takedown on Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Travis Buth, from Port Lavaca, Texas, during an Oleoresin Capsicum qualification aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is underway conducting a combat operations efficiency evaluation in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Phillip Pavlovich/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (June 3, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 taxis across the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2010) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) wait with a stretcher for information on the location of casualties during a mass casualty drill. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Danielle A. Brandt/Released)

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PORTLAND, Ore. (June 3, 2010) Sailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) as the ship arrives to participate in Portland Fleet Week festivities during the city's 103rd annual Rose Festival. Navy warships have been coming to the City of Roses since USS Charleston's visit in 1907, and are considered a highlight of the festival. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas J. Brennan & Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maebel Tinoko/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June, 3, 2010) USMC CH-46E Sea Knights launch from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Dawn Blitz 2010. Dawn Blitz is a Navy and Marine Corps training exercise to sharpen the ability of Sailors and Marines to plan and conduct a brigade size amphibious assault. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Drew Williams/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (June 3, 2010) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 prepares to catch the arresting cable on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (June 3, 2010) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Rampagers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 prepares to catapult from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (June 3, 2010) A Sailor works on the engine of an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5 on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 3, 2010) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Christina Duvall signals her fellow flight deck crew as an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 prepares to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is concluding its carrier qualifications in preparation to rejoin the operational fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin B. Gray/Released)

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SUFFOLK, Va. (June 2, 2010) Commanding Officer of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) Capt. Steve Koehler, talks with Bataan Death March survivors James Downey Jr. and Marion "Turk" Turner over breakfast at Bunny's restaurant in Suffolk, Va. Local Hampton Roads Death March survivors have been meeting monthly for more than 30 years. Sailors from Bataan have frequently joined the group as a way of embracing their heritage and paying their respects to the veterans. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tony Sisti/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 2, 2010) Sailors prepare to launch an AV-8B Harrier during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)

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National Guardsmen use Blackhawk helicopters to build a dam to protect the fragile wetlands known locally as 'Bayou' near the town of Grand Isle, as work continues to protect the coastline from oil after the

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Deepwater Horizon platform disaster off Louisiana, on May 11, 2010. US military Black Hawk helicopters dropped sandbags in the middle of the channel near a barrier island in Louisiana in a desperate bid to keep the huge, growing oil slick at bay.

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hook up sandbags to helicopters to drop them at Pelican Island off the coast of Buras, La. , to fend off oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Thursday, June 3, 2010.

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PVT 1st class Nathaniel Keith runs away from a hovering helicopter after hooking up sandbags to be dropped at Pelican Island off the coast of Buras, La. , to fend off oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Thursday, June 3, 2010.

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Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, National Incident Commander for the Depwater Horizon oil spill response, talks to reporters in flight over the oil spill in the

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, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Capt. Steve Truhlar, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Training Center in Mobile, Ala. , is at right.

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attach a hose to a tiger dam on a beach in Grand Isle, La. , Tuesday, June 1, 2010. When completed, the water-inflated dam is expected to protect the island's entire shoreline along the

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run from underneath a Chinook helicopter after hooking up sandbags for deployment against oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Buras, La. , Tuesday, June 1, 2010.

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A member of an Afghan-international security force pulls security on a compound in Kudeza’I, Zharay District , Afghanistan, May. 28, 2010.

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Members of an Afghan-international security force prepare to exfil after searching a compound and detaining three suspected militants in Nuri Kalay. Sabar district , Afghanistan, May. 31, 2010.

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U.S. Air Force pararescuemen transport a simulated casualty to a Marine Corps MH-53 Super Stallion helicopter while conducting a combat search and rescue exercise outside of Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, June 1, 2010.

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Lance Cpl. Naoto Nakamura, a scout team leader with Charlie Co., 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion scans a village on the other side of a canal, May 31. C Company Marines have been patrolling the villages and open terrain near Parghee Bagat to identify trends in the day-to-day lives of local Afghans.

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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (May. 26, 2010) - F-22 Raptors from Elmendorf Air Force Base fly over Alaska.

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US Army Reservist with the 401st Civil Affairs Bn. scans the area after a meeting with the mayor of Medina Jabal at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Monday, May 31. Photos by

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US Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3/8, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in an exercise during Realistic Urban Training aboard Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 6. During the 18-day training evolution, the MEU will conduct several urban training exercises as part of its pre-deployment training. The urban environment is among the most challenging tactical environments MEU Marines may face. The 26th MEU is scheduled to deploy later this fall.

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NEWPORT, R.I. (June 15, 2010) The decommissioned aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CV 59) is towed past the Naval War College under the Newport Bridge. Forrestal is being relocated from Naval Station Newport to the Naval Sea Systems Command Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office in Philadelphia, Penn., for continued safe stowage pending its final disposal. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Robert Inverson/Released)

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 14, 2010) The guided-missile frigate USS Taylor (FFG 50) fires its Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) on a target during a weapons exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. Taylor is participating in Operation Active Endeavor in the Mediterranean Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Edward Kessler/Released)

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VICTORIA, B.C., Canada (June 12, 2010) Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) render passing honors to the Canadian navy destroyer HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283) for a fleet review during International Fleet Week. Sailors aboard Chosin participated in the International Fleet Week honoring the 100th anniversary of the Canadian navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Mitchell/Released)

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BEMERTON, Wash. (June 14, 2010) Sailors man-the-rails as the submarine tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) pulls away from the pier at Naval base Kitsap-Bremerton, Wash., bound for its new forward-deployed homeport of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. Emory S. Land recently completed an extensive series of shipyard availabilities, the majority performed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash. ( U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gretchen M. Albrecht/Released)

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A U.S. Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group fires training rounds from an M-79 grenade launcher during weapons training with soldiers from the 34th Hungarian Special Forces Battalion June 9, 2010, in Táborfalva, Hungary. The soldiers were participating in a joint combined training exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Isaac A. Graham/Released)

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A U.S. Soldier from the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon during weapons training with soldiers from the 34th Hungarian Special Forces Battalion June 9, 2010, in Táborfalva, Hungary. The soldiers were participating in a joint combined training exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Isaac A. Graham/Released)

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A Special Forces Soldier, from 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, fires an MK-19 Automatic Grenade Launcher, during heavy weapons training, with Special Forces soldiers, from 34th Hungarian Special Forces Battalion, in Táborfalva, Hungary, June 8, 2010. The Soldiers are participating in Joint Combined Exercise Training, between Hungarian Special Forces and U.S. Special Forces Soldiers, of 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Isaac A. Graham/Released)

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U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSBILITY (June 7, 2010) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Gena Bartek, from Ocala, Fla., hoses down a landing craft air cushion in the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48). Ashland is part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman D.J. Lane/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (June 14, 2010) Aviators perform pre-flight checks an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Bluetails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

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NORTH ARABIAN SEA (June 14, 2010) Flight deck officers run across the flight deck while participating in a barricade drill aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed as part of an on-going rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chad R. Erdmann/Released)

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CORINTO, Nicaragua, (June 15, 2010) Sailors deployed aboard High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) and members of the Nicaraguan navy conduct visit, board, search and seizure subject matter expert exchange operations. Swift is deployed supporting Southern Partnership Station 2010, an annual deployment of U.S. military training teams to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility in the Caribbean and Latin America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachael L. Leslie/Released)

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CORINTO, Nicaragua, (June 15, 2010) High Speed Vessel Swift (HSV 2) is moored in Corinto, Nicaragua. Swift is deployed supporting Southern Partnership Station 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachael L. Leslie/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 14, 2010) Sailors from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force observe the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during sea and anchor detail. George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Oki/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (June 13, 2010) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) transits past the island of Peleliu, rendering honors to the island and the historic battle for which the ship is named. The Battle of Peleliu was one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific during World War II, with eight Medal of Honor recipients. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Foster Bamford/Released)

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GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 9, 2010) Master-at-Arms 1st Class Jessica Reyna gives instruction to Seaman Recruit Justin Gilbo(Top) & Seaman Recruit Zachary Smith(bottom during an inspection at Recruit Training Command. Reyna is training her 11th division at the Navy's only boot camp. (U.S. Navy photos by Sue Krawczyk/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 14, 2010) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Kenneth Stearly, from San Diego, strikes the ship's bell during sea and anchor detail aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington, the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, is underway supporting security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Oki/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (June 14, 2010) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Patrick Dalrymple, left, from Kingsland, Ga., and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class David Snyder, from Red Line, Pa., perform maintenance on the rotor head of an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter from the Warlords of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jared Hill/Released)

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HYERES, France (June 13, 2010) A Sailor looks toward the French navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R 91) from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) as they are at anchor near Hyeres, France participating in the celebration of the 100th anniversary of French Naval Aviation. Harry S. Truman is deployed as part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew D. Williams/Released)

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