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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adrian Aribal performs post-phase maintenance on a SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 23, 2009. The USS Lassen is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 and is permanently forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Adrian Aribal performs post-phase maintenance on a SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 23, 2009. The USS Lassen is assigned to Destroyer Squadron 15 and is permanently forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.

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