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A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter pulls an MK-105 minesweeping sled during mine countermeasure training in the Persian Gulf on Nov. 12, 2007. The helicopter is from Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15 deployed aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).

A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter pulls an MK-105 minesweeping sled.

A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter pulls an MK-105 minesweeping sled during mine countermeasure training in the Persian Gulf on Nov. 12, 2007. The helicopter is from Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15 deployed aboard the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1).

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