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U.S., Australian and Canadian sailors fast rope out of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, July 16, 2012.

U.S., Australian and Canadian sailors fast rope out of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, July 16, 2012.

U.S., Australian and Canadian sailors fast rope out of a U.S. Navy MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 during Rim of the Pacific 2012 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, July 16, 2012.

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