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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nikki Krein greets her family as she returns to San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 24, 2006, from a five-month deployment aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91). Krein is a Navy yeoman onboard the Arliegh Burke class destroyer.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nikki Krein greets her family.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Nikki Krein greets her family as she returns to San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 24, 2006, from a five-month deployment aboard the USS Pinckney (DDG 91). Krein is a Navy yeoman onboard the Arliegh Burke class destroyer.

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