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A sailor checks a helicopter.

Maintenance Check

A sailor assigned to the ‘Tridents’ of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9 checks an MH-60S Sea Hawk while on the flight deck of the guided missile destroyer USS Ramage prior to a passenger transfer in the Adriatic Sea, July 8, 2023. Ramage is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by the U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

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