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U.S. Navy sailors inspect SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters on Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., before departing to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson en route to Haiti, Jan. 13, 2010. The squadron and several Navy vessels are underway to assist after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation. The sailors are assigned to Helicopter Squadron Light 11.

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U.S. Navy sailors inspect SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters on Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., before departing to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson en route to Haiti, Jan. 13, 2010. The squadron and several Navy vessels are underway to assist after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean nation. The sailors are assigned to Helicopter Squadron Light 11.

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