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A U.S. sailor assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island stands at attention while top military leaders board the submarine during a ceremony marking the 1000th Trident submarine patrol in Kings Bay, Ga.

AT ATTENTION

A U.S. sailor assigned to the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Rhode Island stands at attention while top military leaders board the submarine during a ceremony marking the 1000th Trident submarine patrol in Kings Bay, Ga.

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