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U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Steven Balko relays information over the 1MC during a damage control exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans, underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 9, 2011. The New Orleans and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting pre-deployment work-ups as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

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U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Steven Balko relays information over the 1MC during a damage control exercise aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans, underway in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 9, 2011. The New Orleans and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting pre-deployment work-ups as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.

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