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A little girl calls her father Feb. 15, 2006, moments before he departs with the USS Ogden from San Diego, Calif., for a scheduled six-month deployment. More than 6,000 servicemembers are deploying as part of Expeditionary Strike Group 3.

Shore-to-Ship Call

A little girl calls her father Feb. 15, 2006, moments before he departs with the USS Ogden from San Diego, Calif., for a scheduled six-month deployment. More than 6,000 servicemembers are deploying as part of Expeditionary Strike Group 3.

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