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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Shaneka Goode interacts with students at a community engagement event in Lumut, Malaysia, Sept. 20, 2017, during Maritime Training Activity Malaysia, a U.S.-Malaysian naval training engagement. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Fulton

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