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A patrol craft from Inshore Boat Unit 24 makes a hard turn to starboard as the crew conducts a security patrol in the waters near the Kuwait Naval Base on March 3, 2005.

A patrol craft from Inshore Boat Unit 24 makes a hard turn to starboard as the crew conducts a security patrol.

A patrol craft from Inshore Boat Unit 24 makes a hard turn to starboard as the crew conducts a security patrol in the waters near the Kuwait Naval Base on March 3, 2005.

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