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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lanh Dinh directs a UH-IN Huey helicopter during takeoff from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 14, 2010. The Harpers Ferry is on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean, and is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group participating in Valiant Shield 2010.

PACIFIC TAKEOFF

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lanh Dinh directs a UH-IN Huey helicopter during takeoff from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 14, 2010. The Harpers Ferry is on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean, and is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group participating in Valiant Shield 2010.

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