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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Justine Batres, left, helps Seaman Izaiah Cortez as he fires a shot line aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin during a replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 23, 2026.

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