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A Navy airman scrutinizes the rotor head of a SH-60S Seahawk helicopter prior to flight operations on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 1, 2005. Peleliu is off the coast of Southern California for an expeditionary strike group exercise.

A Navy airman scrutinizes the rotor head of a SH-60S Seahawk helicopter.

A Navy airman scrutinizes the rotor head of a SH-60S Seahawk helicopter prior to flight operations on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) as the ship operates in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 1, 2005. Peleliu is off the coast of Southern California for an expeditionary strike group exercise.

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