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The guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley and the guided-missile frigate USS Thach follows behind the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, April 13, 2008, while under way in the Pacific Ocean during a joint exercise in preparation for deployment.

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The guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley and the guided-missile frigate USS Thach follows behind the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, April 13, 2008, while under way in the Pacific Ocean during a joint exercise in preparation for deployment.

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