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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Burnell mans a .50-cal machine gun on a 35-meter security boat in Shu'aybah Port, Kuwait, Jan. 8, 2008, to provide security for USS Germantown as it pulls out to sea. Burnell serves with Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Forward 21, which provides anti-terrorism force protection to Camp Patriot and Seaport of Debarkation at Ash Shu'aybah, Kuwait.

SHU'AYBAH SECURITY

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Burnell mans a .50-cal machine gun on a 35-meter security boat in Shu'aybah Port, Kuwait, Jan. 8, 2008, to provide security for USS Germantown as it pulls out to sea. Burnell serves with Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Forward 21, which provides anti-terrorism force protection to Camp Patriot and Seaport of Debarkation at Ash Shu'aybah, Kuwait.

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