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Guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald and USS Lassen are moored at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, as crews from both ships enjoy a holiday stand-down, Dec. 28, 2009. Fitzgerald and Lassen are two of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15.

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Guided-missile destroyers USS Fitzgerald and USS Lassen are moored at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, as crews from both ships enjoy a holiday stand-down, Dec. 28, 2009. Fitzgerald and Lassen are two of seven Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15.

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