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130428-N-TC437-595 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 28, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Chord Deckert, from Hemet, Calif., left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class, from Topeka, Kan., get in position during flight operations on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, consisting of John C. Stennis, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, Destroyer Squadron 21 and the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

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130428-N-WM477-033 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 28, 2013) A crew member aboard the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) attaches cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Indians of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 while conducting a replenishment-at-sea with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 are conducting a western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aiyana Paschal/Released)

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130425-N-KA046-094 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 25, 2013) Quartermaster 2nd Class Dante Coleman, left, conducts a maintenance and material management spot check for Ensign Matthew Hebert aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107). Gravely, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Turner/Released)

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130425-N-YW024-100 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 25,2013) Aircraft from the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group fly above the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an air power demo. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, consisting of Stennis, CVW-9, Destroyer Squadron 21 and guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53), is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak/ Released)

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130426-N-KS180-092 SASEBO, Japan (April 26, 2013) Capt. Charles Rock, commanding officer of Fleet Activities Sasebo, center, Sasebo Mayor Norio Tomonaga, far left, and other U.S. and Japanese officials, plant a dogwood tree during the Friendship Blossoms-Dogwood Tree Initiative planting ceremony at the Taiiku Bunkakan Community Center in Sasebo. The dogwood tree is a gift from the United States to Japan in anticipation of the next 100 years of U.S -Japan friendship. Three-thousand dogwood trees were presented to the people of Japan through the Friendship Blossoms Initiative. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Gomez/Released)

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130425-N-WL435-161 WASHINGTON (April 25, 2013) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Department of the Navy defense authorization request for fiscal year 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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130424-N-TC437-190 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 24, 2013) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

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130423-N-LP801-033 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2013) Weight board operators display the weight of aircraft during flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 recently left San Diego for a deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Raul Moreno Jr./Released)

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130424-N-FU443-287 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 24, 2013) A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft from the Redhawks of Training Squadron (VT) 21 taxies on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is conducting training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Walter/Released)

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130424-N-WF272-069 PEARL HARBOR (April 24, 2013) The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) passes by the Missing Man Memorial as it departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after a scheduled port visit in Hawaii. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is returning from an eight-month deployment conducting operations in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Diana Quinlan/Released)

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130423-N-YD328-058 GUANTANAMO BAY (April 23, 2013) Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt Huggett poses for a portrait while conducting underwater photography training off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Expeditionary Combat Camera's Underwater Photo Team conducts semi-annual training to hone its divers' specialized skill set and ensure valuable support of Department of Defense activities worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Tenorio/Released)

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130424-N-WL435-216 WASHINGTON (April 24, 2013) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee on the Department of the Navy fiscal year 2014 budget. Greenert testified with Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Amos during the hearing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

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130424-N-YU572-003 DA NANG, Vietnam (April 23, 2013) Cmdr. Justin Orlich, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), gives a tour of the ship to nuns from the Con Ga Church in Da Nang, Vietnam. Chung-Hoon is currently supporting a Naval Exchange Activity (NEA) in Da Nang. The NEA provides opportunities for U.S. and Vietnamese naval professionals to share best practices and exchange maritime skills. Maritime skill exchanges between the two navies are non-combatant events, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, medical training, fire fighting and damage control, search and rescue, diving and salvage, sports and community service projects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)

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130423-N-AD372-023 GULF OF OMAN (April 23, 2013) Rear Adm. Bill Lescher, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 5, speaks with Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), 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 1st Class Abraham Essenmacher/Released)

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130423-N-RG587-037 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2013) Capt. Paul C. Spedero, executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), participates in a small arms shoot on the fantail. Carl Vinson is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting unit-level training. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dean M. Cates/Released)

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130423-N-IC228-001 KEY WEST, Florida (April 23, 2013) A tethered TIF-25K aerostat is positioned on the Military Sealift Command high-speed vessel Swift (HSV 2) to be tested and evaluated at sea for use in future Operation Martillo counter transnational organized crime operations while assigned to U.S. 4th Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Corey Barker/Released)

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