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U.S. Navy sailors prepare to rappel from an MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis waiting below during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 14, 2012. The sailors are explosive ordnance disposal technicians.

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U.S. Navy sailors prepare to rappel from an MH-60S Knight Hawk helicopter to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis waiting below during a training exercise in the Arabian Sea, Jan. 14, 2012. The sailors are explosive ordnance disposal technicians.

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