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U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Tanaka, right, the chief of staff of Commander Carrier Strike Group 5, welcomes South Korean navy Rear Adm. Beom-rim Lee aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington while under way in the western Pacific Ocean, Nov. 28, 2010. The George Washington was participating in an exercise with the South Korean navy to reinforce the U.S. commitment to South Korean and regional partners in the western Pacific.

U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Tanaka, right, the chief of staff of Commander Carrier Strike Group 5, welcomes South Korean navy Rear Adm. Beom-rim Lee aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington while under way in the western Pacific Ocean, Nov. 28, 2010. The George Washington was participating in an exercise with the South Korean navy to reinforce the U.S. commitment to South Korean and regional partners in the western Pacific.

U.S. Navy Capt. Reid Tanaka, right, the chief of staff of Commander Carrier Strike Group 5, welcomes South Korean navy Rear Adm. Beom-rim Lee aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington while under way in the western Pacific Ocean, Nov. 28, 2010. The George Washington was participating in an exercise with the South Korean navy to reinforce the U.S. commitment to South Korean and regional partners in the western Pacific.

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