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The USS Freedom passes under the Centennial Bridge before entering the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal, March 25, 2010. The Freedom is conducting counter-illicit trafficking operations and theater security cooperation in the South Atlantic.

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The USS Freedom passes under the Centennial Bridge before entering the Pedro Miguel Locks of the Panama Canal, March 25, 2010. The Freedom is conducting counter-illicit trafficking operations and theater security cooperation in the South Atlantic.

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