A Sailor assigned to the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) braces as an MH-60S Seahawk from the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 takes off from the flight deck. Stethem is currently on patrol with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alonzo M. Archer/Released) USS Stethem flight deck operations 140922-N-UN259-120

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