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171216-N-N0101-105 BUFFALO, N.Y. (Dec. 16, 2017) The Blue crew of the freedom variant littoral combat ship USS Little Rock (LCS 9) man the rails during the ship's commissioning ceremony Dec. 16, 2017
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