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U.S. Navy Seaman Matt Binnie, left, and Seaman Recruit Jonathan Richardson, right, clear the flight deck of the USS Mitscher after attaching a cargo net to an SA-330J Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment mission in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 11, 2011. The Mitscher is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

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U.S. Navy Seaman Matt Binnie, left, and Seaman Recruit Jonathan Richardson, right, clear the flight deck of the USS Mitscher after attaching a cargo net to an SA-330J Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment mission in the Gulf of Aden, Sept. 11, 2011. The Mitscher is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.

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