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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Paulk loosens bolts to remove a rotor blade from an HH-60H Pave Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk's while at sea, Aug. 5, 2007. Paulk is a Navy aviation machinist's mate.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Sara Paulk loosens bolts to remove a rotor blade from an HH-60H Pave Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk's while at sea, Aug. 5, 2007. Paulk is a Navy aviation machinist's mate.

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