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130130-N-HG389-082 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2013) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 delivers cargo from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) to the guided-missile frigate USS Kaufman (FFG 59) during a vertical replenishment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Parker/Released)

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130130-N-NJ145-110 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (Jan 30, 2013) Capt. Jim T. Jones, commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) is greeted by Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy Capt. Chui Sung Mock, commanding officer of the ROKS Choi Young (DDH 981) as Shiloh arrives at in Busan. Shiloh will participate in Aegis interoperability training for joint and combined ROK and U.S. forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Clowney/Released)

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130129-N-NK134-155 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 29, 2013) Lt. j.g. Joseph Kenworthy checks the fuel line connection from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195) during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States in preparation for an upcoming deployment this spring. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Derek Paumen/Released)

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130129-N-PW661-008 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 29, 2013) A search and rescue team aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) launches a rigid hull inflatable boat during a man over board drill. Harry S. Truman is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in preparation for its upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rob Aylward/Released)

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130129-N-QC706-002 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 29, 2013) Cmdr. Christopher J. Cavanaugh, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Albuquerque (SSN 706), stands on the conning tower as the boat departs a scheduled six-month deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anthony Walker/Released)

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130128-N-KL617-028 SULU SEA (Jan. 28, 2013) A U.S. Navy diver moves damage control equipment and other materials aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5). Loose equipment and material is being transferred off the ship according to the salvage plan designed to mitigate damage to the Tubbataha Reef, where Guardian ran aground Jan. 17. The U.S. Navy is working closely with the Philippine coast guard and navy during the recovery operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders/Released)

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130126-N-XQ375-008 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 26, 2013) Sonar Technician (Surface) 1st Class Andrew Sorenson, left, and other Sailors stand watch in the sonar control room aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham is deployed with the John C. Stennis Strike Group 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 2nd Class Deven B. King/Released)

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130129-N-OY799-111 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 29, 2013) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Eightballers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 picks up stores from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a vertical replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). 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 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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130124-N-OY799-148 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 24, 2013) An aircraft launches during night flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). 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 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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130126-N-RJ834-189 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 26, 2013) The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) fires a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) during a live-fire exercise. Kearsarge is conducting amphibious squadron/Marine expeditionary unit integration in preparation for a scheduled deployment this spring. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tamara Vaughn/Released)

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130128-N-BJ178-031 OKINAWA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2013) A landing craft utility (LCU) assigned to Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7 transits White Beach in Okinawa with supplies for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU). The 31st MEU is deployed with the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, currently on deployment in the U. S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, and will take part in amphibious integration training certification exercise and participate in the annual multinational combined joint training exercise Cobra Gold. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Achterling/Released)

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130127-N-RQ668-122 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 26, 2013) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Travis Stewart, assigned to G3 weapons department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise. Harry S. Truman is underway conducting a composite training unit exercise in preparation for its upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Benjamin Malvezzi/Released)

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130128-N-XF988-089 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2013) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) extinguish a fire during general shipboard firefighting training at Yokosuka Firefighting School at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. Sailors from George Washington practiced damage control techniques in a realistic training environment during the one-day firefighting class. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michelle N. Rasmusson/Released)

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130125-N-DB801-190 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Jan. 25, 2013) Sonar Technician (Submarines) 1st Class Jeff Wansart runs to his family for the first hug following the return of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a six-month deployment to the western Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Steven Khor/Released)

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130126-N-YX169-244 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 26, 2013) Rear Adm. Ted N. Branch, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, places several coins under the island of the future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during the ship's island landing ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. The island-landing ceremony marks the final super-lift in the construction process for the ship as the 555-metric ton island is lifted into place on the ship's flight deck, and several mementoes are placed under the island in keeping with ancient shipbuilding traditions. Watching Branch are Capt. John Meier, prospective commanding officer, Newport News Shipbuilding president Matt Mulherin, and Susan Ford Bales, daughter of late President Gerald R. Ford and the ship's sponsor. The Gerald R. Ford is the first is a new class of aircraft carriers, and is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released)

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130126-N-NB538-235 NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (Jan. 26, 2013) The 555-metric ton island for the future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is lifted into position on the ship's flight deck during an island landing ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. The island-landing ceremony marks the final super-lift in the construction process for the ship. Gerald R. Ford is the first is a new class of aircraft carriers, and is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sabrina Fine/Released)

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