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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Martin Griggs, Capt. Timothy Kuehhas and Command Master Chief Susan Whitman welcome U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for his visit aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 6, 2010. This represents the first time Gates has visited a deployed aircraft carrier. Griggs is the ship's air transfer officer and Kuehhas is the executive officer.

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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Martin Griggs, Capt. Timothy Kuehhas and Command Master Chief Susan Whitman welcome U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for his visit aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 6, 2010. This represents the first time Gates has visited a deployed aircraft carrier. Griggs is the ship's air transfer officer and Kuehhas is the executive officer.

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