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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Pitzer grinds the frame of a table in the recreation room aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 6, 2011. Pitzer is a hull maintenance technician.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Pitzer grinds the frame of a table.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Pitzer grinds the frame of a table in the recreation room aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) underway in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 6, 2011. Pitzer is a hull maintenance technician.

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