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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Logan Brethower kisses his son on the pier before deploying aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey in San Diego, Sept. 11, 2010. Halsey deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations around the globe. Brethower is a fire controlman.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Logan Brethower kisses his son on the pier before deploying aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey in San Diego, Sept. 11, 2010. Halsey deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group as part of an ongoing rotation of forward-deployed forces to support maritime security operations around the globe. Brethower is a fire controlman.

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