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A sailor assigned to the ammunition ship USNS Flint attaches a sling to a Seahawk helicopter while loading ammunition with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 9, 2008. The Seahawk is assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21.

LOADING AMMUNITION

A sailor assigned to the ammunition ship USNS Flint attaches a sling to a Seahawk helicopter while loading ammunition with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 9, 2008. The Seahawk is assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21.

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