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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Hill, left, points out a contact while 3rd Class Scottie Ford photographs it off the right side of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex under way in the western Pacific Ocean, Nov. 22, 2010. Essex was part of the forward deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group. Hill and Ford are both intelligence specialists.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Hill, left, points out a contact while 3rd Class Scottie Ford photographs it off the right side of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex under way in the western Pacific Ocean, Nov. 22, 2010. Essex was part of the forward deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group. Hill and Ford are both intelligence specialists.

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