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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Josue Ortiz, center, uses hand signals to guide supplies aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew during a replenishment in the Arabian Sea, May 24, 2012. Ortiz is a boatswain’s mate.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Josue Ortiz, center, uses hand signals to guide supplies aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew during a replenishment in the Arabian Sea, May 24, 2012. Ortiz is a boatswain’s mate.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Josue Ortiz, center, uses hand signals to guide supplies aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew during a replenishment in the Arabian Sea, May 24, 2012. Ortiz is a boatswain’s mate.

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