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A Navy patrol boat assigned to Inshore Boat Unit 22 approaches the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain as it patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basra Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq, Persian Gulf, March 26, 2009. The USS Lake Champlain is deployed as part of the Boxer Amphibious Readiness Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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A Navy patrol boat assigned to Inshore Boat Unit 22 approaches the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain as it patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basra Oil Terminal off the coast of Iraq, Persian Gulf, March 26, 2009. The USS Lake Champlain is deployed as part of the Boxer Amphibious Readiness Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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