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U.S. Marines attach a hoist sling to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during a vertical replenishment with the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego in the Red Sea, Oct. 21, 2014.

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U.S. Marines attach a hoist sling to an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island during a vertical replenishment with the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego in the Red Sea, Oct. 21, 2014.

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