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    Navy Search and Rescue

    PERSIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

    12.23.2007

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Bookwalter 

    U.S. Navy           

    Navy Search and Rescue swimmer descends from an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 embarked aboard the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8), to retrieve survivors from a life raft at sea. The shipwrecked survivors were escorted aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) for medical treatment. The seven mariners were recovered after their dhow sank in rough seas. Truman and Arctic are deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of the ongoing rotation to support maritime security operations in the region.

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    Date Taken: 12.23.2007
    Date Posted: 09.01.2011 16:26
    Photo ID: 76320
    VIRIN: 071223-N-1688B-043
    Resolution: 1697x2100
    Size: 1.02 MB
    Location: PERSIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

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