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The forward gun mount aboard the USS Pinkney is illuminated at night while the ship supports maritime security operations off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 3, 2009. The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

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The forward gun mount aboard the USS Pinkney is illuminated at night while the ship supports maritime security operations off the coast of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, Nov. 3, 2009. The USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

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