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Caption:
At sea aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) Jan. 22, 2002 - Helicopter Combat
Support Squadron Five (HC-5), Detachment Six, performs deck landing
qualifications aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in
their new aircraft, the MH-60S Knighthawk. HC-5 is the first search and
rescue (SAR) squadron to deploy the Knighthawk, which will soon replace
the older HH-46 Sea Knight. HC-5 is forward deployed to Anderson Air
Force Base, Guam. Detachment 6 is permanently assigned to Essex,
forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. HC-5, Det. 6 provides the Essex
Amphibious Ready Group and embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit with
airborne search and rescue capability. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Marvin Thompson. (RELEASED)
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