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150707-N-MK881-365 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2015) The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) transits the South China Sea during a 16-month rotational deployment in support of the Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joe Bishop/Released)