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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Larsen mans a .50-caliber machine gun aboard a riverine command boat as it passes under Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway in Bahrain during a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 21, 2014. Larsen is a boatswain's mate assigned to Task Group 56.7.4.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Larsen mans a .50-caliber machine gun aboard a riverine command boat as it passes under Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway in Bahrain during a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 21, 2014. Larsen is a boatswain's mate assigned to Task Group 56.7.4.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Larsen mans a .50-caliber machine gun aboard a riverine command boat as it passes under Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway in Bahrain during a training exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 21, 2014. Larsen is a boatswain's mate assigned to Task Group 56.7.4.

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