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A U.S. Navy sailor cleans the rotor components of an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, May 15, 2009. Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 are conducting a training exercise off the coast of Southern California to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. The sailor is assigned to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6.

HAWK EYES

A U.S. Navy sailor cleans the rotor components of an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, May 15, 2009. Nimitz and Carrier Air Wing 11 are conducting a training exercise off the coast of Southern California to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. The sailor is assigned to the Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6.

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