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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (Oct. 26, 2003) -- An SH-60H Seahawk takes off from the
flight deck of USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as an SH-60F Seahawk
prepares to land under smoke-filled skies from nearby San Diego County
firestorms. The Seahawk helicopters are assigned to the "Black
Nights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4) Stennis and
her embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are at sea conducting
Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an
upcoming deployment. The multiple fires have burned more than
300,000 acres of land and this catastrophic event is considered one the
state's deadliest blazes in more than a decade. U.S. Navy photo
by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Word. (RELEASED)
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