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A U.S. Navy sailor with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment 9 rappels from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on May 10, 2006. The Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are operating in the South China Sea.

A U.S. Navy sailor rappels from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter.

A U.S. Navy sailor with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment 9 rappels from an HH-60H Seahawk helicopter to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on May 10, 2006. The Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are operating in the South China Sea.

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