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Caption:
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 16, 2008) -- The amphibious assault ship USS
Nassau (LHA 4), the amphibious transport dock ship USS Nashville (LPD
13) and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS
Patuxent (T-AO 201) and international naval vessels involved in the
Phoenix Express (PE 08) exercise transit the Mediterranean Sea. PE-08
is the third annual exercise in a long-term effort to improve regional
cooperation and maritime security. The principal aim is to increase
interoperability by developing individual and collective maritime
proficiencies of participating nations as well as promoting friendship,
mutual understanding and cooperation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communications Specialist 1st Class James C. Davis (RELEASED)
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