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U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the deck department aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) paint the hull of the ship while in Sasebo, Japan, on Sept. 12, 2007.

U.S. Navy sailors paint the hull of the ship.

U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the deck department aboard amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) paint the hull of the ship while in Sasebo, Japan, on Sept. 12, 2007.

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