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U.S. Navy Lt. Eugene Mendez, assistant weapons supervisor, center, explains missile control operations to members of the media during an informational event aboard the USS Rhode Island submarine on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 16, 2010.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Eugene Mendez, assistant weapons supervisor, center, explains missile control operations to members of the media during an informational event aboard the USS Rhode Island submarine on patrol in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 16, 2010.

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