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U.S. Navy Yeoman 2nd Class Victoria Kent reunites with her son after a five-month deployment aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Cleveland in San Diego, Aug. 4, 2011. The Cleveland took part in Pacific Partnership 2011, which provided humanitarian aid to several isolated Pacific nations.

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U.S. Navy Yeoman 2nd Class Victoria Kent reunites with her son after a five-month deployment aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Cleveland in San Diego, Aug. 4, 2011. The Cleveland took part in Pacific Partnership 2011, which provided humanitarian aid to several isolated Pacific nations.

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