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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sebastian Mendieta prepares a litter for a practice recovery inside an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter.

Prepping a Litter

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sebastian Mendieta prepares a litter for a practice recovery inside an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a search and rescue exercise with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea, Feb. 15, 2018. Mendieta is a Naval helicopter aircrewman assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Z.A. Landers

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