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Navy Seaman Aashis Luitel, a ship’s serviceman, is pictured in the ship’s store aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2016. Luitel manages the ship’s service storerooms, a position usually held by sailors senior to him in rank. Navy photo by Seaman William Sykes

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Navy Seaman Aashis Luitel, a ship’s serviceman, is pictured in the ship’s store aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 28, 2016. Luitel manages the ship’s service storerooms, a position usually held by sailors senior to him in rank. Navy photo by Seaman William Sykes

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