ABOARD USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) -- A CH-53 helicopter prepares to depart the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) September 25 for assesments along the Louisana/Texas coast following Hurricane Rita's landfall. The multi-purpose, amphibious assault ship is on station to provide possible assistance following the storm. U. S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Second Class (AW/SW) Robert Jay Stratchko US Navy 050926-N-8933S-002 A crew chief assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14), monitors the loading of his MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter as it prepares to depart the fligh

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ABOARD USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7) -- A CH-53 helicopter prepares to depart the flight deck of USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) September 25 for assesments along the Louisana/Texas coast following Hurricane Rita's landfall. The multi-purpose, amphibious assault ship is on station to provide possible assistance following the storm. U. S. Navy Photo by Photographer's Mate Second Class (AW/SW) Robert Jay Stratchko US Navy 050926-N-8933S-002 A crew chief assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen (HM-14), monitors the loading of his MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter as it prepares to depart the flight deck of the amphibious

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