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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Nelson, assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 21, looks out over the water of Micronesia while flying in a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a Pacific Partnership 2008 mission, Aug. 31, 2008. Pacific Partnership is a four-month humanitarian mission to Southeast Asia intended to build collaborative partnerships by providing engineering, civic, medical and dental assistance to the region.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Nelson, assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 21, looks out over the water of Micronesia while flying in a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during a Pacific Partnership 2008 mission, Aug. 31, 2008. Pacific Partnership is a four-month humanitarian mission to Southeast Asia intended to build collaborative partnerships by providing engineering, civic, medical and dental assistance to the region.

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