111029-N-YX169-217 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2011) Lt. Matthew Coughlin, left, the conning officer, watches as Seaman Recruit Matthew McKinley mans the helm of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15) while Seaman Apprentice Nicolas Flores stands by at the lee helm as the ship prepares for the final scheduled underway replenishment before decommissioning. Ponce is en route to Port Canaveral, Fla., the first of its final three ports of call, before beginning the decommissioning process after 41 years of service. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan
111029-N-YX169-217 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 27, 2011) Lt. Matthew Coughlin, left, the conning officer, watches as Seaman Recruit Matthew McKinley mans the helm of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce (LPD 15) while Seaman Apprentice Nicolas Flores stands by at the lee helm as the ship prepares for the final scheduled underway replenishment before decommissioning. Ponce is en route to Port Canaveral, Fla., the first of its final three ports of call, before beginning the decommissioning process after 41 years of service. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released) US Navy 111029-N-YX169-217 Lt. Matthew Coughlin, left, the conning officer, watches as Seaman Recruit Matthew McKinley mans the helm of the am
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