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U.S. Army Spc. Tracey Hargroves helps haul in lines during a replenishment at sea aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland while on Pacific Partnership 2011, June 27, 2011. The five-month humanitarian assistance initiative is making port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

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U.S. Army Spc. Tracey Hargroves helps haul in lines during a replenishment at sea aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Cleveland while on Pacific Partnership 2011, June 27, 2011. The five-month humanitarian assistance initiative is making port visits to Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, and the Federated States of Micronesia.

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