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The guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg sails the Persian Gulf at sunset as her search and seizure team embarks to conduct boarding operations Nov. 13, 2007. Vicksburg is on a regularly scheduled deployment to support maritime security operations.

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The guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg sails the Persian Gulf at sunset as her search and seizure team embarks to conduct boarding operations Nov. 13, 2007. Vicksburg is on a regularly scheduled deployment to support maritime security operations.

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