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A U.S. seaman checks the electrical system of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Arabian Sea, May 24, 2012. The seaman, a aviation electrician’s mate, is assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 77.

A U.S. seaman checks the electrical system of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Arabian Sea, May 24, 2012. The seaman, a aviation electrician’s mate, is assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 77.

A U.S. seaman checks the electrical system of an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Arabian Sea, May 24, 2012. The seaman, a aviation electrician’s mate, is assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 77.

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