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A flight deck crewman uses flashlight wands to direct the crew of a helicopter to drop a cargo net of supplies aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during a vertical replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 10, 2006. Iwo Jima is underway in the Atlantic to conduct routine exercises.

A flight deck crewman uses flashlight wands to direct the crew of a helicopter.

A flight deck crewman uses flashlight wands to direct the crew of a helicopter to drop a cargo net of supplies aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during a vertical replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 10, 2006. Iwo Jima is underway in the Atlantic to conduct routine exercises.

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