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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Alyson Mills signals to security watch standers on a simulated forward operating base during a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command exercise in San Diego, April 21, 2010.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Alyson Mills signals to security watch standers on a simulated forward operating base during a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command exercise in San Diego, April 21, 2010.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Alyson Mills signals to security watch standers on a simulated forward operating base during a Navy Expeditionary Combat Command exercise in San Diego, April 21, 2010.

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