PACIFIC OCEAN (March 31, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The ship is conducting a composite training unit exercise with it's carrier strike group in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

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