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U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Michael C. McLauchlan observes the performance of enlisted members in the control room aboard the USS Maryland while in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 15, 2009. McLauchlan is the Maryland's boat chief and senior noncommissioned officer.

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U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer Michael C. McLauchlan observes the performance of enlisted members in the control room aboard the USS Maryland while in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 15, 2009. McLauchlan is the Maryland's boat chief and senior noncommissioned officer.

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