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U.S. Navy sailors from the sea-and-anchor detail of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall pull in lines during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise, Atlantic Ocean, July 8, 2008. The exercise provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming deployment.

PULLING TOGETHER

U.S. Navy sailors from the sea-and-anchor detail of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall pull in lines during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group composite unit training exercise, Atlantic Ocean, July 8, 2008. The exercise provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming deployment.

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