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Helicopter Lot

Sailors perform maintenance on a Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter on the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 27, 2021.

The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.

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