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U.S. Navy sailors steady themselves against the downdraft from the rotor blades of a Sea Dragon helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 15, 2008.

DRAGON DOWNDRAFT

U.S. Navy sailors steady themselves against the downdraft from the rotor blades of a Sea Dragon helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 15, 2008.

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