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Caption:
ARABIAN GULF (January 23, 2008) -- The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) performs an emergency breakaway
manuever during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) with the Nimitz-class
nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and the
Fast Combat Support Ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Truman and
embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are underway on a regularly scheduled
deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). MSO
help set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime
environment, as well as complement the counterterrorism and security
efforts of regional nations. These operations seek to disrupt violent
extremist's use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to
transport personnel, weapons or other materials. U.S. Navy photo
by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay C. Pugh. (RELEASED)
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