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Sailors load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile onto an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the USS San Jacinto in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, July 12, 2016. The helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74. The guided-missile cruiser is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado

Hellfire Missile

Sailors load an AGM-114 Hellfire missile onto an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the USS San Jacinto in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, July 12, 2016. The helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74. The guided-missile cruiser is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado

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