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PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2022) Gunner's Mate Seaman Dylan Welch stands lookout watch aboard the Independence-variant USS Montgomery (LCS 8) while underway in support of NASA’s Artemis I Orion spacecraft recovery, Dec. 8, 2022. The retrieval operation is part of a Department of Defense effort that integrates combatant command and service capabilities to determine best practices for safely retrieving spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space. Montgomery, homeported in San Diego, has flexible surface warfare capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support the recovery, including its 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat and large mission bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Lily Gebauer)

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