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U.S. sailors show that chocks and chains have been removed from an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter before it lifts off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 22, 2014. The sailors are assigned to Maritime Strike Squadron 73. The Vinson and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting Valiant Shield.

CHAIN FREE

U.S. sailors show that chocks and chains have been removed from an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter before it lifts off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 22, 2014. The sailors are assigned to Maritime Strike Squadron 73. The Vinson and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 17 are deployed to the 7th Fleet area of operations supporting Valiant Shield.

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