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The guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106)
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180503-N-NJ910-0063 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
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Personnel assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures
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Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Andrew Weisgerber, assigned
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181026-N-LH273-2049 ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 26, 2018) An
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190120-N-KW492-1190 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
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190307-N-AT530-1294 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
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180421-N-ZG607-0034 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS
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Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Ardent
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Engine maintenance, US Navy Photo
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