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A U.S. sailor performs maintenance on the tail propeller of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge in the East China Sea, March 26, 2014. The Blue Ridge is on patrol in the East China Sea with embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12.

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A U.S. sailor performs maintenance on the tail propeller of an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge in the East China Sea, March 26, 2014. The Blue Ridge is on patrol in the East China Sea with embarked U.S. 7th Fleet staff and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12.

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