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A line of sailors pull a line.

Sea Service

Sailors handle line during a replenishment at sea on the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence in the Pacific Ocean, June 19, 2018. The USS William P. Lawrence is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility.

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