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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristin Butts signals the pilot an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment mission aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey during a vertical replenishment mission with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers under way in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 24, 2012. Butts is a boatswain's mate. The Dewey is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristin Butts signals the pilot an AS-332 Super Puma helicopter during a vertical replenishment mission aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey during a vertical replenishment mission with the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers under way in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 24, 2012. Butts is a boatswain's mate. The Dewey is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations.

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