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The Northrop Grumman-built Triton unmanned aircraft system completed its first flight from the company's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif. The one an a half hour flight successfully demonstrated control systems that allow Triton to operate autonomously. Triton is specially designed to fly surveillance missions up to 24 hours at altitudes of more than 10 miles, allowing coverage out to 2,000 nautical miles. The system's advanced suite of sensors can detect and automatically classify different types of ships.  U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman by Bob Brown (Released)  130522-N-ZZ999-001

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The Northrop Grumman-built Triton unmanned aircraft system completed its first flight from the company's manufacturing facility in Palmdale, Calif. The one an a half hour flight successfully demonstrated control systems that allow Triton to operate autonomously. Triton is specially designed to fly surveillance missions up to 24 hours at altitudes of more than 10 miles, allowing coverage out to 2,000 nautical miles. The system's advanced suite of sensors can detect and automatically classify different types of ships. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman by Bob Brown (Released) 130522-N-ZZ999-001

Republic of Indonesia NAVY sailors render honors as the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia.  Momsen is one of several U.S. Navy ships participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2013. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste.   U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh (Released)  130521-N-YU572-012

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Republic of Indonesia NAVY sailors render honors as the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) arrives in Jakarta, Indonesia. Momsen is one of several U.S. Navy ships participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2013. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor Leste. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh (Released) 130521-N-YU572-012

Sailors participate in a fitness challenge on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.  U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider (Released)  130519-N-XQ474-021

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Sailors participate in a fitness challenge on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider (Released) 130519-N-XQ474-021

Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Lexi Youngstrom, from West Chester, Ohio, washes an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.  U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lauren Booher (Released)  130519-N-MD211-079

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Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Lexi Youngstrom, from West Chester, Ohio, washes an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Lauren Booher (Released) 130519-N-MD211-079

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