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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Zhiwei Li, left, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Kevin Avila use a Broadband Global Area Network portable satellite terminal while conducting a pier assessment exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Dec. 10, 2008. Zhiwei and Avila are assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Squadron 1 in Imperial Beach, Calif.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Zhiwei Li, left, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Kevin Avila use a Broadband Global Area Network portable satellite terminal while conducting a pier assessment exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Dec. 10, 2008. Zhiwei and Avila are assigned to Maritime Civil Affairs Squadron 1 in Imperial Beach, Calif.

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