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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Valerie Collier performs maintenance on a milling machine in the machinery shop aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) in the East China Sea on June 17, 2009.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Valerie Collier performs maintenance on a milling machine.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Valerie Collier performs maintenance on a milling machine in the machinery shop aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) in the East China Sea on June 17, 2009.

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