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An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 lowers sonar equipment into the water next to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during an airpower demonstration in the Philippine Sea, March 7, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago

Providing Sonar

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 71 lowers sonar equipment into the water next to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during an airpower demonstration in the Philippine Sea, March 7, 2016. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Rodriguez Santiago

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