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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Chaung Pha observes as Petty Officer 2nd Class Donipaul Briscoe fires an M-16 rifle from the kneeling position during a shooting exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 3, 2009. The McCampbell is permanently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Chaung Pha observes as Petty Officer 2nd Class Donipaul Briscoe fires an M-16 rifle from the kneeling position during a shooting exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 3, 2009. The McCampbell is permanently forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

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