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Seaman Everett Crockett watches a refueling rig approach the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) during a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean on June 18, 2011. The Cowpens is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway for a scheduled patrol in the western Pacific Ocean.

Seaman Everett Crockett watches a refueling rig approach the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63).

Seaman Everett Crockett watches a refueling rig approach the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) during a replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean on June 18, 2011. The Cowpens is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, and is underway for a scheduled patrol in the western Pacific Ocean.

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