180104-N-MJ135-1004 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 4, 2018) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Thurman Bailey cleans and tightens the rear rotor on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Battlecats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Navy photo by

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180104-N-MJ135-1004 ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 4, 2018) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Thurman Bailey cleans and tightens the rear rotor on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Battlecats" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Spencer Roberts/Released)

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