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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cariglo A. Rula directs a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on the flight deck of dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2008.

GIVING THE RIGHT SIGNALS

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Cariglo A. Rula directs a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit on the flight deck of dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry during training off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 13, 2008.

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