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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dylan Dennison fires a shot line from the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett to the Maritime Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rainier during a replenishment-at-sea in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 23, 2015. Dennison is a gunner's mate. The Sterett is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group 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 Petty Officer 2nd Class Dylan Dennison fires a shot line from the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett to the Maritime Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rainier during a replenishment-at-sea in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 23, 2015. Dennison is a gunner's mate. The Sterett is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group 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 Petty Officer 2nd Class Dylan Dennison fires a shot line from the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett to the Maritime Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rainier during a replenishment-at-sea in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 23, 2015. Dennison is a gunner's mate. The Sterett is deployed as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group 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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