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    A naval service member stands on the bridge wing of a warship, looking through binoculars while wearing a headset communication device. The ship appears to be transiting a narrow waterway or strait, with green hillsides, a suspension bridge visible in the distance, and dramatic cloud formations overhead. A nautical signal flag is visible flying from the ship's rigging above.

    BOSPHORUS STRAIT, BOLIVIA

    07.20.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ford Williams   

    U.S. Navy           

    180720-N-JI086-030
    BOSPHORUS STRAIT (July 20, 2018) Personnel Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Esquivel stands lookout watch on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) as the ship transits the Bosphorus Strait, July 20, 2018. Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is on its fifth patrol in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ford Williams/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.20.2018
    Date Posted: 07.24.2018 00:44
    Photo ID: 4582227
    VIRIN: 180720-N-JI086-030
    Resolution: 4176x2784
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    Location: BOSPHORUS STRAIT, BO
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