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U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Ardell Ball leads his team.
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Ardell Ball (right) leads his team into a former agricultural building in Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 9, 2004. The Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 23 will assess the building for damage. Ball is a Navy Reserve engineering aid.