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U.S. Navy Ensign Audrey Arvin, left, and Lt. j.g. Terrance Sanders plan a formation scheme of maneuver on the bridge of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh during exercise Valiant Shield 2014 in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 15, 2014.

U.S. Navy Ensign Audrey Arvin, left, and Lt. j.g. Terrance Sanders plan a formation scheme of maneuver on the bridge of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh during exercise Valiant Shield 2014 in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 15, 2014.

U.S. Navy Ensign Audrey Arvin, left, and Lt. j.g. Terrance Sanders plan a formation scheme of maneuver on the bridge of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh during exercise Valiant Shield 2014 in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 15, 2014.

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