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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Curran braces himself aboard a transportable security boat during vessel tactics with the U.S. Navy Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 5 near Kuwaiti Naval Base, Sept. 4, 2009. Curran is a machinery technician assigned to Port Security Unit 301.

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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Curran braces himself aboard a transportable security boat during vessel tactics with the U.S. Navy Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron 5 near Kuwaiti Naval Base, Sept. 4, 2009. Curran is a machinery technician assigned to Port Security Unit 301.

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