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Electronics Technician 3rd Class Christine Duncan, from Richmond, Va., repairs a flight deck cranial hydra system before flight quarters aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4).

Electronics Technician 3rd Class Christine Duncan, from Richmond, Va., repairs a flight deck cranial hydra system before flight quarters aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4).

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 19, 2010) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Christine Duncan, from Richmond, Va., repairs a flight deck cranial hydra system before flight quarters aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4). Nassau is deployed as part of the Nassau Amphibious Readiness Group with embarked Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) supporting maritime and theatre security operations and in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Pankau) File# 100219-N-5712P-038

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19/02/2010 - 19/02/2010

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ATLANTIC OCEAN

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U.S. NAVY

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