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A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft makes a very low-altitude pass by the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook in international waters in the Baltic Sea, April 12, 2016. The USS Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. Navy photo

USS Donald Cook

A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft makes a very low-altitude pass by the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook in international waters in the Baltic Sea, April 12, 2016. The USS Donald Cook, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting a routine patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. Navy photo

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