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U.S. Navy sailors confer as they prepare to launch an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln underway in the Arabian Gulf, June 8, 2008. The USS Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security operations.

SEAHAWK SIGNALS

U.S. Navy sailors confer as they prepare to launch an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln underway in the Arabian Gulf, June 8, 2008. The USS Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support maritime security operations.

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