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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dontay Jones removes chocks from a Desert Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) while under way in the Persian Gulf on July 19, 2007.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Dontay Jones removes chocks.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dontay Jones removes chocks from a Desert Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) while under way in the Persian Gulf on July 19, 2007.

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