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Sailors use a crash crane to practice rigging a damaged aircraft during flight deck drills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge in the Atlantic Ocean, July 13, 2014. The Kearsarge is conducting sea trials. The sailors are assigned to the crash and salvage team.

CRASH CRANE

Sailors use a crash crane to practice rigging a damaged aircraft during flight deck drills aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge in the Atlantic Ocean, July 13, 2014. The Kearsarge is conducting sea trials. The sailors are assigned to the crash and salvage team.

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