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Navy Seaman Mitchell Blythe stands ready to cast off the bow line of the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) as the guided missile destroyer prepares to get underway from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Jan. 5, 2006. The Arleigh Burke-class is departing for a five-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.

Navy Seaman Mitchell Blythe stands ready to cast off the bow line of the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93).

Navy Seaman Mitchell Blythe stands ready to cast off the bow line of the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) as the guided missile destroyer prepares to get underway from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Jan. 5, 2006. The Arleigh Burke-class is departing for a five-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.

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