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Airman Rich Austin performs maintenance on the main rotor of an SH-60 Seahawk on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) on July 22, 2005. The Nimitz Strike Group is currently on a scheduled deployment and is participating in Maritime Security Operations. Austin is assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 6 deployed from Naval Air Station North Island, Calif.
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