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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Kevin Wright checks the effectiveness of the counter measure wash down system aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf in the Mediteranean Sea, Sept. 10, 2008. Vella Gulf is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Kevin Wright checks the effectiveness of the counter measure wash down system aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf in the Mediteranean Sea, Sept. 10, 2008. Vella Gulf is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.

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