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U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Julia Boykin

U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Julia Boykin ()

Lt. David Mobed, Weapons Officer, pins Lt. Matthew Hoffman, Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer, during a promotion ceremony on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). Antietam is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan to support the security of the U.S. and its Allies in the Indo-Pacific.

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