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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 prepares to land aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp with distinguished visitors from Belize, including U.S. Ambassador to Belize, Vinai K. Thummalapally in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 12, 2009. Wasp is deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphibious, part of the Partnership of the Americas maritime strategy.

HAWK LANDING

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 prepares to land aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp with distinguished visitors from Belize, including U.S. Ambassador to Belize, Vinai K. Thummalapally in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 12, 2009. Wasp is deployed on Southern Partnership Station-Amphibious, part of the Partnership of the Americas maritime strategy.

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