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U.S. Marines in zodiak boats conduct training with sailors on the stern gate of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall off the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean, March 15, 2011.

STERN TRAINING

U.S. Marines in zodiak boats conduct training with sailors on the stern gate of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall off the coast of North Carolina in the Atlantic Ocean, March 15, 2011.

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