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Article: Mahan Ensign Leads New Team, Tackles New Challenge; By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (AW/SW) Monique K. Hilley.
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- March 2, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 March 2009-US Navy and Marines: Mahan Ensign Leads New Team, Tackles New Challenge; By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (AW/SW) Monique K. Hilley(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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USS Mahan, At Sea (NNS) -- A former United States Naval Academy football player currently serving aboard USS Mahan (DDG 72) who leads the ship's visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151's counterpiracy operations reflects on his achievements to date.
"I was 18 years old and had never heard of the Naval Academy, nor did I have any wishes to be a naval officer," said Ensign Ian Townsend, a ...