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Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Fabian Villota grinds a piece of pipe to use as a guide for mooring lines on the forecastle of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, off the coast of Virginia, Jan. 30, 2008.

GRINDING PIPE

Hull Maintenance Technician Fireman Fabian Villota grinds a piece of pipe to use as a guide for mooring lines on the forecastle of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, off the coast of Virginia, Jan. 30, 2008.

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