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The guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin, standing by to support the Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis, receives fuel from the amphibious ship USS Essex during a replenishment, May 29, 2008. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is in international waters off the coast of Burma.

STANDING BY FOR BURMA

The guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin, standing by to support the Burmese victims of Cyclone Nargis, receives fuel from the amphibious ship USS Essex during a replenishment, May 29, 2008. The Essex Amphibious Ready Group is in international waters off the coast of Burma.

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