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U.S. Navy Capt. Jim Landers watches an AH-1W Super Cobra aircraft prepare to take off from the USS Makin Island in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 3, 2010. Landers is the ship's commanding officer. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is the first amphibious landing force to embark the Makin Island, which set sail for San Francisco Oct. 1 to participate in the city's Fleet Week.

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U.S. Navy Capt. Jim Landers watches an AH-1W Super Cobra aircraft prepare to take off from the USS Makin Island in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 3, 2010. Landers is the ship's commanding officer. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is the first amphibious landing force to embark the Makin Island, which set sail for San Francisco Oct. 1 to participate in the city's Fleet Week.

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