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Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex paint the ship’s hull during a selective restrictive availability maintenance in Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 12, 2007.

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Sailors aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex paint the ship’s hull during a selective restrictive availability maintenance in Sasebo, Japan, Sept. 12, 2007.

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