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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Jackson teaches children how to spin a basketball on their fingertip during a Pacific Partnership 2010 community service event at Kalumpang Kota Orphanage and School in Ternate, Indonesia, July 19, 2010.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Jackson teaches children how to spin a basketball on their fingertip during a Pacific Partnership 2010 community service event at Kalumpang Kota Orphanage and School in Ternate, Indonesia, July 19, 2010.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Jackson teaches children how to spin a basketball on their fingertip during a Pacific Partnership 2010 community service event at Kalumpang Kota Orphanage and School in Ternate, Indonesia, July 19, 2010.

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