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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole take advantage of a break during flight quarters to repair a hole in the safety netting around the flight deck, in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 30, 2009. The Cole is scheduled to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2, a United Kingdom-led, multinational and multiwarfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies.

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U.S. Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole take advantage of a break during flight quarters to repair a hole in the safety netting around the flight deck, in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 30, 2009. The Cole is scheduled to participate in Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2, a United Kingdom-led, multinational and multiwarfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies.

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