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USS Abraham Lincoln refueling and complex overhaul
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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter transports vehicles
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 3, 2019) Seaman Taylor Askins,
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200623-N-ZI768-1002 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 23, 2020)
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2015)—Pre Commissioning
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 27, 2015) Machinist's Mate 2nd
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190411-N-VO150-1002 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 11, 2019)
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190129-N-VQ790-0058 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 29, 2019)
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 21, 2019) Lt. j.g. Andrew Oxendine,
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 3, 2019) Electronic Technician
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 14, 2019) Secretary of the
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 17, 2019) USS Gerald R. Ford
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 2, 2019) Yeoman 2nd Class Andrew
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 2, 2016) -- Hospital Corpsman
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 25, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate
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Members of 3rd Platoon, 155th Inland Cargo Transport
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (November 24, 2016) -- Pre Commissioning
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 10, 2019) Aviation Maintenance
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 17, 2019) Sailors assigned
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Soldiers and Airmen assigned to National Guard civil
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 02, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's
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160804-N-IJ275-068 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 4, 2016)
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 28, 2019) Chief of Naval Operations
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 11, 2016) – Tugs pull along
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 19, 2016) -- A Sailor assigned
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 02, 2017) -- President Donald
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 26, 2016) – Force Master Chief
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 22, 2019) Hospital Corpsman
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. (June 6, 2016) Senior Chief Logistics
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2019) Engineman 2nd Class Ashley
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The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new Morelli
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NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 21, 2018) Chief Electrician's Mate
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr. 7, 2016)-- Sailors assigned
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 21, 2016) -- Sailors assigned
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 2, 2018) Damage Controlman
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NEWPORT NEWS, VA. (June 6, 2016) Master Chief Machinist's
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170822-N-GR120-095 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 22, 2017)
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 2, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 16, 2019) Mass Communication Specialist
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 15, 2019) Sailors assigned
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 14, 2016) – Pre-Commissioning
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 4, 2017) – Information Systems
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 11, 2016) Cmdr. Ed Plott, air
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 11, 2016) -- Tug boats maneuver
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Workers from Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 11, 2016) -- Tug boats maneuver
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 1, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 1, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 14, 2017) -- Master-at-Arms
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U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead,
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Resolute Warrior Spotlight, Newport News, Virginia
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Sgt. 1st Class Damon Williams, the 3rd Armored Brigade
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (August 24, 2016) -- A hose team
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 1, 2019) Capt. Tim Waits, left,
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Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, executive officer, USS Abraham
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