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An 87-MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Black Jacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, leaves the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 22, 2006, during a Joint Task Force Exercise in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment.

Black Jacks Prepare

An 87-MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Black Jacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21, leaves the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 22, 2006, during a Joint Task Force Exercise in preparation for an upcoming scheduled deployment.

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