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Sailors toss ropes to others riding in a boat in the well deck of a ship.

Well Deck Ops

Sailors throw lines to a landing craft unit during well deck operations aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 17, 2021. The Arlington is deployed to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts in Haiti.

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