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130401-N-IB033-025 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 1, 2013) Sailors participate in a scrub exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz left its homeport of Everett, Wash., for a Sustainment Training Exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class George J. Penney III/Released)

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130401-N-MG658-225 WASHINGTON (April 1, 2013) The U.S. Navy chief's mess celebrates 120 years of the chief petty officer rank during a ceremony at the U.S. Navy Memorial. Chiefs have been charged with leading sailors since the creation of the rank in 1893. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Todd Frantom/Released)

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130329-N-NX461-358 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 29, 2013) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jose Vega directs the take off of an AV-8B Harrier aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group with embarked Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), which is on a 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 Thomas Henderson/Released)

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130401-N-ER662-027 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 1, 2013) Chief petty officers sing Anchors Aweigh during reveille on the ship's quarterdeck to celebrate the chief petty officer's 120th birthday aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66). Hue City 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 2nd Class Matthew R. Cole/Released)

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130330-N-XQ474-032 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (March 30, 2013) The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) transits astern of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Stockdale is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting 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)

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130331-N-QI595-031 ARABIAN SEA (March 31, 2013) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) hold an Easter sunrise service. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Marco Villasana/Released)

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130330-N-JC752-765 EVERETT, Wash. (March 30, 2013) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) prepare to man the rails as the ship gets underway. Nimitz departed its homeport of Everett, Wash., for a sustainment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kole E. Carpenter/Released)

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130325-N-HN991-113 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 25, 2013) U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Enforcement Specialist 2nd Class Brian Mullinax and Maritime Enforcement Specialist 3rd Class Shaun Cooper, assigned to Advanced Interdiction Team 2, simulate boarding a vessel during training with Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team aboard guided missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106). Stockdale is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility promoting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Hooper/Released)

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130330-N-KL617-137 SULU SEA, The Philippines (March 30, 2013) The U.S. Navy contracted crane vessel M/V Jascon 25 removes the stern section from the mine countermeasure ship Ex-Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef Jan. 17, and places it onto the barge Seabridge. The removal of the stern section completed the removal of the Guardian from the reef. The U.S. Navy and contracted salvage teams continue damage assessments and the removal of equipment and parts to prepare the grounded ship to be safely dismantled and removed from Tubbataha Reef. The U.S. Navy continues to work in close cooperation with the Philippine authorities to safely dismantle Guardian from the reef while minimizing environmental effects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders/Released)

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130328-N-IN588-175 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2013) An AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214 performs a vertical takeoff from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). Boxer is underway conducting training off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason T. Poplin/Released)

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130328-N-GF386-042 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (March 28, 2013) Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Esau Ozer prepares to light a boiler aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Vargas/Released)

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130329-N-TR604-001 SANTA RITA, Guam (March 29, 2013) The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1) makes its way into Apra Harbor at U.S. Naval Base Guam. Freedom is on a deployment to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by JoAnna Delfin/Released)

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130326-N-TB410-185 DAEJEON, Republic of Korea (March 26, 2013) Rear Adm. Bill McQuilkin, second from left, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and members of the Republic of Korea military leadership salute after placing flowers during the Cheonan memorial ceremony at the national cemetery. Forty-six sailors were killed when the Republic of Korea corvette was sunk by a torpedo attack from North Korea three years ago in the Yellow Sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua B. Bruns/Released)

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130328-N-GC639-109 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (March 28, 2013) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Pukin Dogs of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 lands aboard 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 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)

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130328-N-NB538-367 NORFOLK (March 28, 2013) Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jeff Reyes, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), meets his baby for the first time as the ship arrives in Norfolk. Winston S. Churchill returned from a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sabrina Fine/Released)

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130326-N-RG587-166 CORONADO, Calif. (March 26, 2013) Senior Chief Petty Officer Logistics Specialist Juan Gutierrez conducts a uniform inspection in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at Naval Air Station North Island. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dean M. Cates/Released)

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