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An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 lands aboard the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea after conducting in-flight gun qualifications on Jan. 31, 2009. The Mount Whitney is supporting Austere Challenge 2009, a joint exercise designed to test U.S. capabilities across the full range of military operations in the European theater.

An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lands.

An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 lands aboard the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea after conducting in-flight gun qualifications on Jan. 31, 2009. The Mount Whitney is supporting Austere Challenge 2009, a joint exercise designed to test U.S. capabilities across the full range of military operations in the European theater.

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