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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Rodriguez plots his ship's position on a navigation chart on the bridge of the USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) during a underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) in the Persian Gulf on Feb. 16, 2006. Carter Hall is conducting maritime security operations in the Gulf region as part of the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Expeditionary Strike Group. Rodriguez is a Navy quartermaster on board the Carter Hall.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Rodriguez plots his ship's position.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Rodriguez plots his ship's position on a navigation chart on the bridge of the USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) during a underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) in the Persian Gulf on Feb. 16, 2006. Carter Hall is conducting maritime security operations in the Gulf region as part of the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Expeditionary Strike Group. Rodriguez is a Navy quartermaster on board the Carter Hall.

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