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A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter hovers over the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) as crewmembers hook up cargo during a vertical replenishment as the ship operates in the Caribbean Sea on May 27, 2006. The amphibious assault ship joined military forces from France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and Venezuela in the Dutch-led Joint-Caribbean Lion 2006 exercise.

A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter hovers over the flight deck of the USS Bataan.

A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter hovers over the flight deck of the USS Bataan (LHD 5) as crewmembers hook up cargo during a vertical replenishment as the ship operates in the Caribbean Sea on May 27, 2006. The amphibious assault ship joined military forces from France, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and Venezuela in the Dutch-led Joint-Caribbean Lion 2006 exercise.

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