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121013-N-XQ375-240 U.S. 5TH 5th AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 13, 2012) Stores are transferred from the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), right, to the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) during a replenishment at sea. Jason Dunham 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. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven B. King/Released)

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121011-N-DO750-001 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 11, 2012) Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Beaty, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), conducts aerial refueling with an Air Force KC-10A Extender during combat operations. Dwight D. Eisenhower 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. America's Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Greg Linderman/Released)

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121018-N-NR998-107 NORFOLK (Oct. 18, 2012) Sailors assigned to the pallbearer detail walk up the brow of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) while carrying the coffin of a former service member for an upcoming burial at sea. Wasp is currently preparing for a scheduled underway. The U.S. Navy has a 237-year heritage of defending freedom and projecting and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gretchen Albrecht/Released)

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121019-N-TG831-116 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 19, 2012) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) fires its MK45 5-inch lightweight gun during a live-fire exercise. McCampbell is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the U.S. Navy's only continuously forward-deployed carrier strike group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is currently conducting a routine western Pacific patrol in support of regional security and stability of the vital Asia-Pacific region. America's Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Declan Barnes/Released)

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121018-N-DH124-060 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 18, 2012) Vice Adm. Tom Copeman, commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, renders a salute during a pass in review by the Freedom-class littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) as she arrives in San Diego. Fort Worth was commissioned Sept. 22, 2012, in Galveston, Texas, and will be assigned to U.S. Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rosalie Garcia/Released)

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121012-N-XQ375-101 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Oct. 12, 2012) Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Kenzie Lane, left, Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class John Goyarola and Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Anthony Boccanelli lift an AGM-114N Hellfire missile from its case to load onto an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter from the Proud Warriors of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42, Det. 7, on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). Jason Dunham 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. America's Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Deven B. King/Released)

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121017-N-NN926-048 ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 17, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Kaitlin Shotwell directs an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter delivering cargo from the Nilitary Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21). New York is part of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zane Ecklund/Released)

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121015-N-AP176-041 STRAIT OF MESSINA (Oct. 15, 2012) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) transits the Strait of Messina. Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton/Released)

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121016-N-RH330-015 FENTRESS, Va. (Oct. 16, 2012) An F/A 18 Hornet piloted by Capt. Mark Weisgerber, deputy commodore of Strike Figher Wing Atlantic, performs the first touch-and-go landing during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress. Fentress re-opened after a repair project to lay down a new runway and perform numerous electrical and lighting upgrades. (U.S. Navy photo by John Land/Released)

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121009-N-XD935-010 ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 9, 2012) Navy Diver 3rd Class Anthony Scott, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MSDU) 1, Company 1-5, conducts a salvage survey of a buoy chain. Company 1-5 is deployed with Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, which provides maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jayme Pastoric/Released)

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121016-N-ZQ631-057 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 16, 2012) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Rachel Jasso, right, and Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Amber Parmerlee, connect clamps on a purge line on the engine of a EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Gray Wolves of Electronic attack Squadron (VAQ) 142. VAQ-142 is embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) participating in a composite training unit exercise. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carla Ocampo/Released)

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121016-N-YF783-004 NORFOLK (Oct. 16, 2012) Adm. Bill Gortney, left, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, presents the Arleigh Burke Fleet Award to the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96). The award is given annually to the most improved battle-efficient ship or aircraft squadron from both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kayla Jo Finley/Released)

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121016-N-ZE938-054 CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 16, 2012) Seaman Jonathan Howard, left, and Logistics Specialist Seaman Michael Spears remove chocks and chains from an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 48 before it takes off from the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36). Underwood is deployed to Central and South America and the Caribbean in support of Operation Martillo and U.S. 4th Fleet's mission, Southern Seas 2012. America's Sailors are Warfighters, a fast and flexible force deployed worldwide. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Frank J. Pikul/Released)

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121015-N-TX154-171 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 15, 2012) Sailors prepare to seat the fueling probe aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) during a replenishment at sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO-197). Cowpens is part of the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, the US Navy's only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group based out of Yokosuka, Japan, and is currently conducting a routine patrol in the Western Pacific region. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/Released)

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121013-N-FI736-025 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 13, 2012) Sailors assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 remove an AIM-9x missile from an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Scott Pittman/Released)

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121011-N-RC246-681 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 11, 2012) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) practice maneuvers in the rain during a force protection exercise which incorporated realistic training scenarios and special effects. The U.S. Navy is reliable, flexible, and ready to respond worldwide on, above, and below the sea. Join the conversation on social media using #warfighting. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan J. Mayes/Released)

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