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An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney after conducting in-flight gun qualifications in the Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 31, 2009. The USS Mount Whitney is supporting Austere Challenge 2009, which is designed to exercise U.S. capability across the full range of military operations in the European theater.

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An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter lands aboard the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney after conducting in-flight gun qualifications in the Mediterranean Sea, Jan. 31, 2009. The USS Mount Whitney is supporting Austere Challenge 2009, which is designed to exercise U.S. capability across the full range of military operations in the European theater.

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