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161026-N-UT455-428 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake Kelly is lowered from an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter as he attempts to board the vessel of a missing Chinese mariner during a search and rescue operation in the western Pacific Ocean. Kelly is from Twin Lake, Mich. and is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 which is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group is deployed with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of the Navy’s maritime strategy in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Larry S. Carlson/Released)

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Photo by: PO1 Lawrance Carlson |  VIRIN: 161026-N-UT455-428.JPG