ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 16, 2016) – Sailors remove chocks and chains as an SH-60 Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-28), prepares to take off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima recently departed New York after participating in Veterans Week New York City 2016 to honor the service of all our nation’s veterans.

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