160217-N-VD165-132 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2016) Command Master Chief Matt Ruane passes the national ensign to Executive Officer Capt. Benjamin Allbritton during a burial at sea ceremony aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4). More than 4,500 Sailors and Marines from Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are transiting the Pacific Ocean en route to the 5th and 7th Fleet area of operations. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jose Jaen/Released)

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