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The search team assigned to the destroyer USS Sampson signals the boat crew as they support the Indonesian-led search efforts for AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea, Jan. 4, 2015.

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The search team assigned to the destroyer USS Sampson signals the boat crew as they support the Indonesian-led search efforts for AirAsia Flight 8501 in the Java Sea, Jan. 4, 2015.

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