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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody Witherspoon looks for debris as his helicopter returns to the guided missile destroyer USS Sampson as it supports Indonesian-led search efforts for AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea, Jan. 6, 2015. Witherspoon is a naval aircrewman assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody Witherspoon looks for debris as his helicopter returns to the guided missile destroyer USS Sampson as it supports Indonesian-led search efforts for AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea, Jan. 6, 2015. Witherspoon is a naval aircrewman assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cody Witherspoon looks for debris as his helicopter returns to the guided missile destroyer USS Sampson as it supports Indonesian-led search efforts for AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea, Jan. 6, 2015. Witherspoon is a naval aircrewman assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 35.

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