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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Darren Clay uses a Jacob's ladder to board the littoral combat ship USS Freedom during a joint visit, board, search and seizure exercise in Singapore, June 11, 2013. The Freedom is in Singapore on an overseas deployment.

JACOB'S CLIMB

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Darren Clay uses a Jacob's ladder to board the littoral combat ship USS Freedom during a joint visit, board, search and seizure exercise in Singapore, June 11, 2013. The Freedom is in Singapore on an overseas deployment.

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