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Caption:
ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2008) -- An SH-60B assigned to Helicopter
Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 42 (HSL) 42 departs the guided-missile
cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike
Group (ESG) composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX
provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is
capable and ready for its upcoming scheduled deployment. The Iwo Jima
ESG is made up of Vella Gulf; the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima
(LHD 7); the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50); the
amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17); the
guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61); all homeported at
Norfolk, Va.; the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80),
homeported at Mayport, Fla.; and the fast-attack submarine USS Hartford
(SSN 768), homeported at Groton, Conn. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Chad R. Erdmann (Released)
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