151107-N-DA737-162 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2015) Seaman Eldrich Aiden, from Monrovia, Calif., and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jay-R Escalana, from Des Moines, Iowa, remove the chock and chain from an MH-60R Sea Hawk assigned to the Raptors of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 on the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Sailors from the John C. Stennis Strike Group are participating in a sustainment training exercise (SUSTEX) to prepare for future deployments. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Jiang/Released)

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