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U.S. sailors scrub the flight deck of the USS Blue Ridge as the U.S. 7th Fleet's flagship pulls in to Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, March 20, 2015. The sailors are assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12.

HONG KONG CALL

U.S. sailors scrub the flight deck of the USS Blue Ridge as the U.S. 7th Fleet's flagship pulls in to Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, March 20, 2015. The sailors are assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12.

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