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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kris Doyle, commanding officer of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom, right, explains the ship's bridge to representatives of the 14 nations participating in Rim of the Pacific, June 27, 2010.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kris Doyle, commanding officer of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom, right, explains the ship's bridge to representatives of the 14 nations participating in Rim of the Pacific, June 27, 2010.

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kris Doyle, commanding officer of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom, right, explains the ship's bridge to representatives of the 14 nations participating in Rim of the Pacific, June 27, 2010.

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