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U.S. Navy Seaman William Blundell welds in a machine shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Red Sea, Sept. 9, 2013. The Nimitz Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

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U.S. Navy Seaman William Blundell welds in a machine shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Red Sea, Sept. 9, 2013. The Nimitz Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts.

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