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U.S. Navy boatswain's mates prepare a combination ladder for liberty call, Nov. 6, 2006, aboard the USS Kitty Hawk during a scheduled port visit to Sasebo, Japan. Kitty Hawk, operating out of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, is deployed off the coast of southern Japan.

COMBINATION LADDER

U.S. Navy boatswain's mates prepare a combination ladder for liberty call, Nov. 6, 2006, aboard the USS Kitty Hawk during a scheduled port visit to Sasebo, Japan. Kitty Hawk, operating out of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, is deployed off the coast of southern Japan.

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