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U.S. sailors learn tactical movement techniques during a security reaction force class aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 12, 2009.

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U.S. sailors learn tactical movement techniques during a security reaction force class aboard the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 12, 2009.

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