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Caption:

The Mediterranean Sea (Nov. 30, 2002) -- USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) steams through the Mediterranean with her onboard Counter Measure Wash Down System (CMWDS) lights turned off. The CMWDS is used to help the ship combat a Chemical, Biological, or Radiological (CBR) weapons attack.  Mount Whitney and her embarked Marines are deployed to the Horn of Africa region conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.  U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Robert Benson.  (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 November 30, 2002
Photographer
 Chief Journalist Robert Benson
Caption Writer
 Chief Musser, NVNS Staff
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 LCC 20
Other Visible Equipment
 Not available
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Water wash down system