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The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) approaches the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) for a sail pass while under way in the Indian Ocean on Sept. 18, 2007. The Bainbridge recently relieved the Normandy as the flagship for U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael K. Mahon, the commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group One.

The USS Normandy approaches the USS Bainbridge.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) approaches the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) for a sail pass while under way in the Indian Ocean on Sept. 18, 2007. The Bainbridge recently relieved the Normandy as the flagship for U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael K. Mahon, the commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group One.

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