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U.S. Navy Lt. Scott Miller is doused with water by U.S. Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf, under way in the Indian Ocean, in celebration of his completion of 1,000 logged hours of flight time, Dec. 17, 2008. The sailors are assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 42, Detachment 1.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Scott Miller is doused with water by U.S. Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf, under way in the Indian Ocean, in celebration of his completion of 1,000 logged hours of flight time, Dec. 17, 2008. The sailors are assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 42, Detachment 1.

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