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U.S. Navy Ensign Jennifer A. Sanders plays with a Filipino child during a friendship-building project between sailors from the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and a children's home in Zamboanga, Philippines, on May 31, 2007. Harpers Ferry is participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2007, an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asian nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces.

Ensign Jennifer A. Sanders plays with a Filipino child.

U.S. Navy Ensign Jennifer A. Sanders plays with a Filipino child during a friendship-building project between sailors from the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and a children's home in Zamboanga, Philippines, on May 31, 2007. Harpers Ferry is participating in Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2007, an annual series of bilateral maritime training exercises between the United States and six Southeast Asian nations designed to build relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces.

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