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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian T. Mutty, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald, greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she arrives aboard the ship in Manila Bay, Manila, Nov. 16, 2011. Clinton and Philippine Secretary for Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario signed the Manila Declaration aboard the USS Fitzgerald. The joint declaration commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Philippine-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty.

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U.S. Navy Cmdr. Brian T. Mutty, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald, greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as she arrives aboard the ship in Manila Bay, Manila, Nov. 16, 2011. Clinton and Philippine Secretary for Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario signed the Manila Declaration aboard the USS Fitzgerald. The joint declaration commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Philippine-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty.

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