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Members of a U.S. Navy visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain pull alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2009. The USS Lake Champlain and Sullivans are on a scheduled deployment in the western Pacific Ocean supporting global maritime security.

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Members of a U.S. Navy visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain pull alongside the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans during a training exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2009. The USS Lake Champlain and Sullivans are on a scheduled deployment in the western Pacific Ocean supporting global maritime security.

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