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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, flies off the coast of Alaska, June 19, 2009. The Stennis and Carrier Air Wing 9 are participating in Northern Edge, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land.

NORTHERN LIGHTS

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 8, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, flies off the coast of Alaska, June 19, 2009. The Stennis and Carrier Air Wing 9 are participating in Northern Edge, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land.

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