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The fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson, right, and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga perform a breakaway maneuver after an underway replenishment with the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 24, 2009.

GULF MANEUVER

The fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson, right, and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga perform a breakaway maneuver after an underway replenishment with the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 24, 2009.

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