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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Kemp measures with a pair of dividers as he plots the course of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship pulls out of San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 11, 2007. Kemp is a Navy quartermaster onboard the Boxer.

Petty Officer 1st Class John Kemp measures with a pair of dividers.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Kemp measures with a pair of dividers as he plots the course of the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) as the ship pulls out of San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 11, 2007. Kemp is a Navy quartermaster onboard the Boxer.

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