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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Raymond Steele mans the rails aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex as the ship pulls into Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, April 14, 2011. The Essex is returning to Sasebo after completing a three-month patrol of the western Pacific Ocean that included providing disaster relief operations in Japan.

SASEBO REFLECTION

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Raymond Steele mans the rails aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex as the ship pulls into Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, April 14, 2011. The Essex is returning to Sasebo after completing a three-month patrol of the western Pacific Ocean that included providing disaster relief operations in Japan.

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