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A sailor signals to the pilot of an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 14, during start-up procedures aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, Nov. 12, 2005, in the Tsugaru Strait. The ship is participating in a bilateral Annual Exercise 2005 with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Start-Up Signals

A sailor signals to the pilot of an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 14, during start-up procedures aboard the USS Kitty Hawk, Nov. 12, 2005, in the Tsugaru Strait. The ship is participating in a bilateral Annual Exercise 2005 with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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