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TALLINN, Estonia (July 25, 2018) Cmdr. Thomas Van Scoten, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), greets guests during a reception aboard the ship, July
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MEDITERRANEAN SEA (June 7, 2018) Cmdr. Thomas Van Scoten, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), fires an M16 assault rifle during a live-fire exercise
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