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Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Alana Marshall and Lacey Acosta hoist the national flag as the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer docks in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Aug. 8, 2016. Marshall is an aviation maintenance administration specialist and Acosta is an aviation electronics technician. The Boxer is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Seaman Eric Burgett

Hoisting the Flag

Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Alana Marshall and Lacey Acosta hoist the national flag as the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer docks in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, Aug. 8, 2016. Marshall is an aviation maintenance administration specialist and Acosta is an aviation electronics technician. The Boxer is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy photo by Seaman Eric Burgett

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