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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Allred reunites with his family on the pier following the return of the attack submarine USS North Carolina to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, June 19, 2014, after completing a deployment to the western Pacific region. The North Carolina conducted operations and theater security exercises to contribute to the nation's strategic posture in the region. Allred is an electronics technician.

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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Mike Allred reunites with his family on the pier following the return of the attack submarine USS North Carolina to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, June 19, 2014, after completing a deployment to the western Pacific region. The North Carolina conducted operations and theater security exercises to contribute to the nation's strategic posture in the region. Allred is an electronics technician.

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