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A sailor looks through a pelorus in the pilot house of a military ship.

Strait Navigation

Navy Ensign Lucia Donnelly looks through a pelorus in the pilot house of the guided missile destroyer USS Russell as it makes its way through the Taiwan Strait, June 4, 2020. Russell is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

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