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U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde guide a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft as it departs to support ongoing operations in the Persian Gulf, June 16, 2014.

U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde guide a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft as it departs to support ongoing operations in the Persian Gulf, June 16, 2014.

U.S. sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde guide a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft as it departs to support ongoing operations in the Persian Gulf, June 16, 2014.

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