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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2017) The commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), Cmdr. Tom Van Scoten, left, and crew direct a replenishment-at-sea with the
Cmdr. Tom M. Van Scoten, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), speaks with local media after returning to Naval Station Norfolk. - PICRYL Public Domain Search
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