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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarret Hal signals as crew members remove chocks and chains from a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter as it prepares to lift off the flight deck of the USS Mahan in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 3, 2015. Hal is a boatswain's mate and the Knighthawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26. The guided-missile destroyer is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Comerford

Knighthawk on Deck

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarret Hal signals as crew members remove chocks and chains from a MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter as it prepares to lift off the flight deck of the USS Mahan in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 3, 2015. Hal is a boatswain's mate and the Knighthawk is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26. The guided-missile destroyer is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security operations and theater security operation efforts. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tim Comerford

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