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U.S. Navy Capt. Steve Koehler, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, observes a vertical ammunition offload with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark in the Caribbean Sea, March 23, 2010. The Bataan is conducting operations off the coast of Haiti following a devasataing earthquake in January.

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U.S. Navy Capt. Steve Koehler, commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan, observes a vertical ammunition offload with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark in the Caribbean Sea, March 23, 2010. The Bataan is conducting operations off the coast of Haiti following a devasataing earthquake in January.

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