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By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jerry Jimenez, Navy Office of Community Outreach

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Senior Chief Petty Officer Coley Blount, a native of Glenwood, New Mexico, serves in Japan aboard a forward-deployed U.S. Navy warship.

Blount joined the Navy 17 years ago. Today, Blount serves as an electrician's mate aboard USS Dewey.

"I always wanted to join the military," said Blount. "I wanted to see the world and test myself. I had a lot of guidance from my father who had served in the Vietnam War in the same job."

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With more than 90 percent of all trade traveling by sea, and 95 percent of the world's international phone and internet traffic carried through fiber optic cables lying on the ocean floor, Navy officials continue to emphasize that the prosperity and security of the United States is directly linked to a strong and ready Navy.