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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Angelica Abundez, right, loads a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the USS George Washington during operations in the Timor Sea for exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, July 10, 2015. Abundez is an aviation ordnanceman.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Angelica Abundez, right, loads a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the USS George Washington during operations in the Timor Sea for exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, July 10, 2015. Abundez is an aviation ordnanceman.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Angelica Abundez, right, loads a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the USS George Washington during operations in the Timor Sea for exercise Talisman Sabre 2015, July 10, 2015. Abundez is an aviation ordnanceman.

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