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USS Mahan leaves Tuesday for Persian Gulf 
12:54 PM EDT on Tuesday, September 9, 2008
NORFOLK – The guided missile destroyer USS Mahan is on her way to the Persian Gulf.
Family and friends of the approximately 275-member crew stood pierside at Naval Station Norfolk as the ship pulled away from her pier.
The crew will conduct maritime security operations with international forces.
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is commanded by Cmdr. Richard Miller Jr.
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