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U.S. sailors and Marines participate in a 5K run aboard the USS Peleliu in the South China Sea, Nov. 2, 2014. The Peleliu is on its final regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region before planned decommissioning early next year.

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U.S. sailors and Marines participate in a 5K run aboard the USS Peleliu in the South China Sea, Nov. 2, 2014. The Peleliu is on its final regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility, supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region before planned decommissioning early next year.

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