United States Navy

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The crew disembarks after taking positions on board for the commissioning of the U.S. Navy attack submarine USS North Dakota (SSN 784) Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at the Navy submarine base in Groton, Conn. USS North Dakota is a $2.6 billion attack submarine is capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles, delivering special forces and carrying out surveillance over land and sea. (AP Photo/The Day, Sean D. Elliot) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Image: National Museum of the United States Navy

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In this handout photograph from the US Navy, US service members deployed to the Naval Support Facility (NSF) Deveselu, groups center and right, bow their heads with members of the Romanian Military, left, during a religious moment of the establishment and assumption of command ceremony in Deveselu, Romania, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. The NSF Deveselu Base, established more than 20 years ago, will be part of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System. The US Navy has taken control of a new missile defense base in southern Romania, one of two European land-based interceptor sites for a NATO missile shield which Russia strongly opposes.(AP Photo/U.S. Navy / LT j.g. Alexander Perrien, Handout)

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United States Navy Ceremonial Guard march together during a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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An American flag flies over The Lone Sailor, a 1987 bronze sculpture, in tribute to all the personnel of the sea services during a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice Adm. Scott Swift, Director, Navy Staff, left, and Commandant Naval District Washington Rear Admiral Mark A. Rich, right, participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice Adm. Scott Swift, Director, Navy Staff, left, and Commandant Naval District Washington Rear Admiral Mark A. Rich, right, participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Commander of Naval Air Forces Vice Adm. Scott Swift and Commandant Naval District Washington Rear Admiral Mark A. Rich participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Commander of Naval Air Forces Vice Adm. Scott Swift and Commandant Naval District Washington Rear Admiral Mark A. Rich participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Navy Ceremonial Guard line up in formation during a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Navy Ceremonial Guard line up in formation in front of The Lone Sailor, a 1987 bronze sculpture, in tribute to all the personnel of the sea services during a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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In this file photo, United States Navy Ceremonial Guard line up in formation to participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times) **FILE**

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United States Navy Ceremonial Guard line up in formation to participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Navy Ceremonial Guard line up in formation to participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Visitors watch as Commander of Naval Air Forces Vice Adm. Scott Swift and Commandant Naval District Washington Rear Admiral Mark A. Rich participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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United States Navy Ceremonial Guard line up in formation during a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice Adm. Scott Swift, Director, Navy Staff, left, and Commandant Naval District Washington Rear Admiral Mark A. Rich, right, participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Vice Adm. Scott Swift, Director, Navy Staff, left, and Commandant Naval District Washington Rear Admiral Mark A. Rich, right, participate in a wreath laying ceremony to celebrate the Navy's 239th birthday at the United States Navy Memorial, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 9, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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In this Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 photo, released by the U.S. Air Force, a formation of U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornets supporting operations against the militant Islamic State group, leaves after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Iraq. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Shawn Nickel)