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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A gunner in a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 5 SH-3H Sea King helicopter mans an M-60 machine gun as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower transits the Suez Canal below following a deployment in support of Operation Desert Shield.

A gunner in a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 5 SH-3H Sea King helicopter mans an M-60 machine gun as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower transits the Suez Canal below following a deployment in support of Operation Desert Shield.

A gunner in a Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 5 SH-3H Sea King helicopter mans an M-60 machine gun as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower transits the Suez Canal below following a deployment in support of Operation Desert Shield.

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