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U.S. Navy Seaman Logan Utnage, right, returns the shot line to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Speth on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley during a replenishment at sea with the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 13, 2015. The Gridley is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

U.S. Navy Seaman Logan Utnage, right, returns the shot line to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Speth on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley during a replenishment at sea with the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 13, 2015. The Gridley is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

U.S. Navy Seaman Logan Utnage, right, returns the shot line to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Speth on the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley during a replenishment at sea with the Fleet Replenishment Oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 13, 2015. The Gridley is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations, and theater security cooperation efforts in the region.

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