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Headline: U.S. Navy Year In Pictures

Caption: PICTURE SHOWS: NORFOLK (Feb. 21, 2018) Executive officer Capt. Chris Hill, left, shows Ambassador of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United States Pham Quang Vinh a model of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). Vinh visited the ship to promote continued interoperability and a strong relationship between Vietnam and the U.S. The ship is in port in Norfolk, Va., conducting routine maintenance in preparation for the Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hank Gettys/Released) ..... STORY COPY: The U.S. Navy have released a year in pictures documenting their operations in 2018. They explain: "As 2019 gets underway, we’re looking back at 2018 across our fleet with our year in pictures — snapshots of our U.S. Navy Sailors protecting the homeland and preserving America’s strategic influence around the world. We couldn’t highlight everything that happened in 2018, but as you’ll see, the year was filled with building a more lethal force, strengthening our alliances and attracting new partners, and reforming for greater performance and affordability to remain the most effective global maneuver force in the world."

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