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U.S. Navy Airman Recruit Jeremy J. New stows tie-down chains after removing them from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Philippine Sea on Sept. 13, 2010.

Airman Recruit Jeremy J. New stows tie-down chains after removing them from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter.

U.S. Navy Airman Recruit Jeremy J. New stows tie-down chains after removing them from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the USS Essex (LHD 2) in the Philippine Sea on Sept. 13, 2010.

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