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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, speaks to sailors and Marines during an all-hands call on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima under way in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 17, 2009.

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U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bill Gortney, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet, speaks to sailors and Marines during an all-hands call on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima under way in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 17, 2009.

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