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U.S. Navy Seaman Ignacio Castaneda washes the windows of the bridge aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, March 28, 2011. The Essex, embarked with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operated off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support earthquake victims through Operation Tomodachi.

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U.S. Navy Seaman Ignacio Castaneda washes the windows of the bridge aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Pacific Ocean, March 28, 2011. The Essex, embarked with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, operated off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support earthquake victims through Operation Tomodachi.

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