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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Natasja Vanderkleijn secures a sling to the engine of an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter before removing it for maintenance aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on July 19, 2005. The Nimitz Strike Group is participating in Maritime Security Operations while underway in the Persian Gulf. Vanderkleijn is a Navy aviation machinist's mate attached to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 deployed onboard the Nimitz from Naval Air Station North Island, Calif.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Natasja Vanderkleijn secures a sling to the engine of an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Natasja Vanderkleijn secures a sling to the engine of an SH-60 Seahawk helicopter before removing it for maintenance aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on July 19, 2005. The Nimitz Strike Group is participating in Maritime Security Operations while underway in the Persian Gulf. Vanderkleijn is a Navy aviation machinist's mate attached to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 deployed onboard the Nimitz from Naval Air Station North Island, Calif.

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