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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Frank Orsino conducts preflight checks on an MH-60S helicopter on the flight deck of the USS Mercy during Pacific Partnership 2016 in the South China Sea, Aug. 15, 2016. The Mercy is en route to Padang, Indonesia, its final stop for the humanitarian preparedness mission. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella

Pacific Prefight

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Frank Orsino conducts preflight checks on an MH-60S helicopter on the flight deck of the USS Mercy during Pacific Partnership 2016 in the South China Sea, Aug. 15, 2016. The Mercy is en route to Padang, Indonesia, its final stop for the humanitarian preparedness mission. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brittney Vella

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